luail

Irish

Alternative forms

  • luaghail
  • luaghaill
  • luaghal
  • luaghall

Etymology

From Old Irish lúagal f (“movement, motion, activity, work; power of movement, vigour, energy; impulse, mental tendency”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l̪ˠuəlʲ/

Noun

luail f (genitive singular luaile, nominative plural luailí)

  1. (act of) moving; motion, activity

Declension

Declension of luail (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative luail luailí
vocative a luail a luailí
genitive luaile luailí
dative luail luailí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an luail na luailí
genitive na luaile na luailí
dative leis an luail
don luail 		leis na luailí

Derived terms

  • ar luail (“in motion”)
  • bheith gan luail (“to be unable to move about, without vigour”)
  • luailchorna m (“moving coil”)
  • luaileach (“restless; motor”, adjective)
  • luailiarainn (“moving-iron”, gs. as attributive adj.)
  • máistreacht luaile f (“control of movement”)
  • néaróg luaile f (“motor nerve”)

References

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