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 luann, future analytic luafaidh, verbal noun lua, past participle luaite)
Conjugation
conjugation of luaigh (first conjugation – C)
| verbal noun | lua | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| past participle | luaite | |||||||
| tense | singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| indicative | ||||||||
| present | luaim | luann tú; luair† |
luann sé, sí | luaimid | 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 / ar luaigh* |
luadh |
| past habitual | luainn | luaiteá | luadh sé, sí | luaimis; luadh muid | luadh sibh | luaidís; luadh siad | a luadh / a luadh* |
luaití |
| 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 / a luafadh* |
luafaí |
| subjunctive | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| – | luaim | luaigh | luadh sé, sí | luaimis | luaigí; luaidh† |
luaidís | — | luaitear |
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Derived terms
- luachan (“quote”)
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 lúaidid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ 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, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN