luí
Irish
Alternative forms
- loighe
- luighe (superseded)
Etymology
From Old Irish lige (“act of lying down; bed”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *legyom, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie (down)”).
Pronunciation
Noun
luí m (genitive singular as substantive luí, genitive as verbal noun luite)
- verbal noun of luigh
- (act or state of) lying down, prostration
- Tá mé i mo luí.
- I am lying down.
- setting (of heavenly bodies)
- luí na gréine ― sunset
- luí na gealaí ― moonset
- inclination, tendency
- Tá luí chun léirscriosta aige.
- He has a propensity to destruction.
Derived terms
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 lige”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 121, page 65
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 112, page 44
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 149, page 59
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “luiġe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 451
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *ɸlowī (“rudder”) (compare Welsh llyw), from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“flow”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πλόος (plóos, “sailing”), English float.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [l͈uːi̯]
Inflection
Feminine ī-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | luíL | luíL | luíH |
Vocative | luíL | luíL | luíH |
Accusative | luíN | luíL | luíH |
Genitive | luaeH | luaeL | luaeN |
Dative | luíL | luaib | luaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
|
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
luí also lluí after a proclitic |
luí pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “luí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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