luigh

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish laigid, from Proto-Celtic *lego-, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-. Cognate with Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ligan) and Old Church Slavonic лежати (ležati).

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Munster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /l̪ˠɪɟ/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Cois Fharraige" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /l̪ˠɔ/ (reflecting the alternative form loigh)
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Mayo" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /l̪ˠiː/

Verb

luigh (present analytic luíonn, future analytic luífidh, verbal noun luí, past participle luite)

  1. to lie (be in or assume a horizontal position)
    Luigh leis an uan, agus éirigh leis an éan.
    Lie with the lamb, and rise with the bird.

Conjugation

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