lùbach

See also: lúbach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From lùb +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̪ˠuːpəx/

Adjective

lùbach (genitive singular masculine lùbaich, comparative lùbaiche)

1. bending, bended
2. pliant, flexible, bendy
3. meandering, winding, sinuous, tortuous, zigzag (river, road, argument etc)

Noun

lùbach f (genitive singular lùbaiche, plural lùbaichean)

1. loop, noose
2. hairpin
3. (sailing) cringle

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “lùbach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lúbach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language