luaidhe
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish lúaide,[2] ultimately from Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom.
Noun
luaidhe f (genitive singular luaidhe, nominative plural luaidheanna)
- (chemistry) lead (metal element)
- lead (substance inside pencil)
- (nautical) (sounding-)lead, plummet
- Synonyms: aigeach, luaidhe fheádóireachta
- (fishing) sinker
Declension
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- Alternative plural: luaite
Derived terms
- coileacam luaidhe (“lead-colic”)
- faoi luaidhe (“leaded”)
- grán luaidhe (“lead shot”)
- luaidhe bhán (“white lead”)
- luaidhe dhearg (“red lead”)
- luaidhe dhubh (“black lead”)
- luaidhe fuinneoige (“window leads”)
- luaidhiúil (“lead-like, leaden”, adjective)
- luaidhnimh (“lead-poisoning”)
- muileann luaidhe (“lead-works”)
- nimh luaidhe (“lead-poisoning”)
- peann luaidhe (“pencil”)
- siúcra luaidhe (“sugar of lead”)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luaidhe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “luaidhe”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “luaidhe”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
luaidhe
References
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 152, page 59
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lúaide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠuəjə/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish lúaide, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom.
Noun
luaidhe m or f (genitive singular luaidhe, no plural)
- lead (metal; chemical element)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
luaidhe
- genitive singular of luaidh