lúbarnaíl

Irish

Alternative forms

• lúbarnaighil, lúbarnghail (obsolete)

Etymology

From lúb (“loop”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːbˠəɾˠn̪ˠĩ/ (as if spelled lúbarnaí)

Noun

lúbarnaíl f (genitive singular lúbarnaíola)

1. wriggling, writhing
2. twisting, meandering

Declension

Declension of lúbarnaíl

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative lúbarnaíl Vocative a lúbarnaíl Genitive lúbarnaíola Dative lúbarnaíl

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an lúbarnaíl Genitive na lúbarnaíola Dative leis an lúbarnaíl don lúbarnaíl

Related terms

• lúbarnach

Further reading

• “lúbarnaíl”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “lúbarnaiġil”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 449
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lúbarnaíl”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN