luigh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish laigid,[1] from Proto-Celtic *legeti, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.[2] Cognate with Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ligan) and Old Church Slavonic лежати (ležati).

Pronunciation

Verb

luigh (present analytic luíonn, future analytic luífidh, verbal noun luí, past participle luite)

  1. to lie (be in or assume a horizontal position)
    Luigh leis an uan, agus éirigh leis an éan.
    Lie with the lamb, and rise with the bird.

Conjugation

conjugation of luigh (first conjugation – C)
verbal noun luí
past participle luite
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present luím luíonn tú;
luír† 		luíonn sé, sí luímid luíonn sibh luíonn siad;
luíd† 		a luíonn; a luíos luitear
past luigh mé; luíos luigh tú;
luís 		luigh sé, sí luíomar; luigh muid luigh sibh; luíobhair luigh siad; luíodar a luigh /
ar luigh* 		luíodh
past habitual luínn luiteá luíodh sé, sí luimis; luíodh muid luíodh sibh luidís; luíodh siad a luíodh /
a luíodh* 		luití
future luífidh mé;
luífead 		luífidh tú;
luífir† 		luífidh sé, sí luífimid;
luífidh muid 		luífidh sibh luífidh siad;
luífid† 		a luífidh; a luífeas luífear
conditional luífinn luífeá luífeadh sé, sí luífimis; luífeadh muid luífeadh sibh luífidís; luífeadh siad a luífeadh /
a luífeadh* 		luífí
subjunctive
present go luí mé;
go luíod† 		go luí tú;
go luír† 		go luí sé, sí go luímid;
go luí muid 		go luí sibh go luí siad;
go luíd† 		— go luitear
past dá luínn dá luiteá dá luíodh sé, sí dá luimis;
dá luíodh muid 		dá luíodh sibh dá luidís;
dá luíodh siad 		— dá luití
imperative
– luím luigh luíodh sé, sí luímis luígí;
luídh† 		luídís — luitear

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

  • luigh isteach
  • luiteach (“well-fitting”, adjective)

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “laigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*leg-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 236

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