luth

See also: Luth, lùth, and lúth

English

Etymology

French

Noun

luth (plural luths)

1. The leatherback (turtle).

References

• “luth”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Hult

French

luth

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French lut, from Old French leüt, leüz, probably borrowed from Old Occitan laüt or laütz, from Arabic اَلْعُود (al-ʕūd, “wood”); possibly through the intermediate of Old Spanish alod, alaut, laúd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyt/

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• Homophones: luths, lut, luts, lutte, luttent, luttes

Noun

luth m (plural luths)

1. lute, a stringed instrument

Descendants

• → Persian: لوت (lut)
• → Vietnamese: luýt

Further reading

• “luth”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Lower Tanana

Etymology

Cognate with Ahtna luus, Navajo -LÓÓZ.

Root

luth

1. to drag or pull an object

Stem set

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
Momentaneous	luth	luth	luth	luth
Customary	lwk	lwk	lwk	lwk

References

• Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 295

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French luth.

Noun

luth n (plural luthuri)

1. lute

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	luth	luthul	luthuri	luthurile
genitive-dative	luth	luthului	luthuri	luthurilor
vocative	luthule		luthurilor

Southwestern Dinka

Etymology

Cognate with Shilluk ludh.

Noun

luth

1. lungfish

References

• Dinka-English Dictionary‎^[1], 2005