luth

See also: Luth, lùth, and lúth

English

Etymology

French

Noun

luth (plural luths)

1. The leatherback (turtle).

References

• “luth”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Hult

French

luth

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French lut, from Old French leüt, leüz, probably borrowed from Old Occitan laüt or laütz, from Arabic اَلْعُود (al-ʕūd, “wood”); possibly through the intermediate of Old Spanish alod, alaut, laúd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyt/

• Audio; “le luth”:

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Homophones: luths, lut, luts, lutte, luttent, luttes

Noun

luth m (plural luths)

1. lute, a stringed instrument

Further reading

• “luth”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French luth.

Noun

luth n (plural luthuri)

1. lute

Declension

Declension of luth

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) luth	luthul	(niște) luthuri	luthurile
genitive/dative	(unui) luth	luthului	(unor) luthuri	luthurilor
vocative	luthule		luthurilor

Southwestern Dinka

Etymology

Cognate with Shilluk ludh.

Noun

luth

1. lungfish

References

• Dinka-English Dictionary‎^[1], 2005