luadar

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

luadar m (genitive singular luadair, nominative plural luadair)

1. movement, activity; vigour
2. (biology) taxis

Declension

Declension of luadar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative luadar luadair Vocative a luadair a luadara Genitive luadair luadar Dative luadar luadair

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an luadar na luadair Genitive an luadair na luadar Dative leis an luadar don luadar leis na luadair

Derived terms

• crónaluadar m (“chronotaxis”)
• fótaluadar m (“phototaxis”)
• teirmealuadar m (“thermotaxis”)

Etymology 2

Verb

luadar

1. (nonstandard) third-person singular past indicative of luaigh

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luadar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “luadar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language