lúfar

See also: lufar

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish lúthmar.[2] By surface analysis, lúth +‎ -mhar.

Pronunciation

Adjective

lúfar (genitive singular masculine lúfair, genitive singular feminine lúfaire, plural lúfara, comparative lúfaire)

  1. nimble, agile, athletic, lithe

Declension

Declension of lúfar
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative lúfar lúfar lúfara
vocative lúfair lúfara
genitive lúfaire lúfara lúfar
dative lúfar lúfar;
lúfair (archaic) 		lúfara
Comparative níos lúfaire
Superlative is lúfaire

References

  1. ^ “lúfar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lúthmar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 140, page 41; reprinted 1988
  4. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 138, page 33
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 105, page 37; reprinted 1979
  6. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 45, page 20

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