luaigh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish lúaidid (“to mention, utter”),[1] from Old Irish luïd (“to move”).[2] Doublet of luaidh.

Pronunciation

Verb

luaigh (present analytic lann, future analytic lafaidh, verbal noun la, past participle laite)

  1. (ambitransitive) mention, cite

Conjugation

Conjugation of luaigh (first conjugation – C)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present luaim luann tú;
luair†
luann sé, sí luaimid; luann muid luann sibh luann siad;
luaid†
a luann; a luas luaitear
past luaigh mé; luas luaigh tú;
luais
luaigh sé, sí luamar; luaigh muid luaigh sibh; luabhair luaigh siad; luadar a luaigh luadh
past habitual luainn luaiteá luadh sé, sí luaimis; luadh muid luadh sibh luaidís; luadh siad a luadh luaití
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future luafaidh mé;
luafad
luafaidh tú;
luafair†
luafaidh sé, sí luafaimid;
luafaidh muid
luafaidh sibh luafaidh siad;
luafaid†
a luafaidh; a luafas luafar
conditional luafainn luafá luafadh sé, sí luafaimis; luafadh muid luafadh sibh luafaidís; luafadh siad a luafadh luafaí
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go lua mé;
go luad†
go lua tú;
go luair†
go lua sé, sí go luaimid;
go lua muid
go lua sibh go lua siad;
go luaid†
— go luaitear
past dá luainn dá luaiteá dá luadh sé, sí dá luaimis;
dá luadh muid
dá luadh sibh dá luaidís;
dá luadh siad
— dá luaití
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— luaim luaigh luadh sé, sí luaimis luaigí;
luaidh†
luaidís — luaitear
past participle luaite
verbal noun lua

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Derived terms

  • luachan (“quote”)

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 lúaidid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “luïd”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “luaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN