lúbach

See also: lùbach

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

lúbach f (genitive singular lúbaí, nominative plural lúbacha)

1. (fishing) landing net

Declension

Declension of lúbach

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative lúbach lúbacha Vocative a lúbach a lúbacha Genitive lúbaí lúbach Dative lúbach lúbacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an lúbach na lúbacha Genitive na lúbaí na lúbach Dative leis an lúbach don lúbach leis na lúbacha

Etymology 2

From lúb (“bend, loop, twist”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

lúbach (genitive singular masculine lúbaigh, genitive singular feminine lúbaí, plural lúbacha, comparative lúbaí)

1. looped, coiled
2. twisting, winding, meandering, sinuous
3. pliable, supple
4. crafty, tricky, deceitful

Declension

Declension of lúbach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	lúbach	lúbach	lúbacha
Vocative	lúbaigh		lúbacha
Genitive		lúbaí	lúbacha	lúbach
Dative	lúbach	lúbach; lúbaigh (archaic)	lúbacha
Comparative	níos lúbaí
Superlative	is lúbaí

Synonyms

• (looped, coiled): lúbánach

Related terms

• (crafty, tricky, deceitful): lúbaire, lúbaireacht
• (sinuous): lúbacht

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lúbach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN