See also: lub, lùb, and łub

Irish edit

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Etymology edit

From Old Irish lúb,[1] from a Germanic language, probably Old Norse hlaupa (to leap, spring), from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

lúb f (genitive singular lúibe, nominative plural lúba)

  1. loop, link; coil, turn; twist, bend
    Is fearr an cú atá sa siúl ná an cú atá sa lúb. (proverb)
    Freedom of action is better than frustration
    (literally, “Better a hound on the move than a hound in a loop.”)
  2. fold, recess, nook, circle
  3. mesh in net; net, snare
  4. (knitting) stitch
  5. hasp (on door), catch (of gate)
  6. (croquet) hoop
  7. curved stick
  8. craft, deceit

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Verb edit

lúb (present analytic lúbann, future analytic lúbfaidh, verbal noun lúbadh, past participle lúbtha) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. loop; enmesh, net
  2. bend, flex

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References edit

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lúb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 81

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