luaidhe
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish lúaide, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
luaidhe f (genitive singular luaidhe, nominative plural luaidheanna)
- lead (metal element)
- lead (substance inside pencil)
- (nautical) (sounding-)lead, plummet
- Synonyms: aigeach, luaidhe fheádóireachta
- (fishing) sinker
Declension edit
Declension of luaidhe
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural: luaite
Derived terms edit
- coileacam luaidhe (“lead-colic”)
- faoi luaidhe (“leaded”)
- grán luaidhe (“lead shot”)
- luaidhe bhán (“white lead”)
- luaidhe dhearg (“red lead”)
- luaidhe dhubh (“black lead”)
- luaidhe fuinneoige (“window leads”)
- luaidhiúil (“lead-like, leaden”, adjective)
- luaidhnimh (“lead-poisoning”)
- muileann luaidhe (“lead-works”)
- nimh luaidhe (“lead-poisoning”)
- peann luaidhe (“pencil”)
- siúcra luaidhe (“sugar of lead”)
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luaidhe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lúaide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “luaidhe” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “luaidhe” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 59
Scottish Gaelic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish lúaide, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom.
Noun edit
luaidhe m or f (genitive singular luaidhe, no plural)
- lead (metal; chemical element)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
luaidhe