Lug
English edit
Proper noun edit
Lug
- Alternative spelling of Lugh
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
Cf. lügen.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
Lug m (strong, genitive Luges or Lugs, no plural)[1]
- (rare, formal) a falsehood, a lie[1][2]
- 1957, Lion Feuchtwanger, Jefta und seine Tochter, Berlin:
- Auch hatte Jefta seinen Lug und Dunst treuherzig vorgebracht.[1]
- Jephta had also honestly presented his lies and vagaries.
Usage notes edit
- Usually in Lug und Trug.
References edit
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Primitive Irish ᚂᚒᚌ (lug), from Proto-Celtic *Lugus.
Proper noun edit
Lug m (genitive Loga)
Inflection edit
Masculine u-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | Lug | — | — |
Vocative | Lug | — | — |
Accusative | LugN | — | — |
Genitive | LogoH, LogaH | — | — |
Dative | LugL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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