luibh
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish luib (“herb, plant”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editluibh f (genitive singular luibhe, nominative plural luibheanna)
Declension
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Derived terms
edit- garraí luibheanna (“herb garden”)
- luibh leighis (“medicinal herb”)
- luibh na ndaitheacha (“yarrow”)
- luibheach (“herbaceous”, adjective)
- luibheolaí (“botanist”)
- luibheolaíocht (“botany”)
- luibhghairdín (“botanic garden”)
- luibhghort (“herb garden”)
- luibhghualach (“vegetable charcoal”)
- luibhicíd (“herbicide”)
- luibhiteach (“herbivorous”, adjective)
- luibhiteoir (“herbivore”)
- luibhlia (“herbalist”)
- luibhliacht (“herbalism”)
- luibhre (“herbage”)
- tae luibhe (“herbal tea”)
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “luib”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 322, page 112
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luibh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “herb”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish luib (“herb, plant”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editluibh m or f (genitive singular luibhe, plural luibhean)
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editFurther reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “luib”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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- Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns
- Scottish Gaelic nouns with multiple genders
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