lúthchleas

Irish

Etymology

lúth (“movement, strength”) +‎ cleas (“feat”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːçlʲasˠ/

Noun

lúthchleas m (genitive singular lúthchlis, nominative plural lúthchleasa)

1. (chiefly in the plural) athletics

Declension

Declension of lúthchleas

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative lúthchleas lúthchleasa Vocative a lúthchlis a lúthchleasa Genitive lúthchlis lúthchleas Dative lúthchleas lúthchleasa

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an lúthchleas na lúthchleasa Genitive an lúthchlis na lúthchleas Dative leis an lúthchleas don lúthchleas leis na lúthchleasa

Further reading

• “lúthchleas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lúthchleas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN