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luigh

Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish laigid, from Proto-Celtic *legeti, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-. Cognate with Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ligan) and Old Church Slavonic лежати (ležati).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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luigh (present analytic luíonn, future analytic luífidh, verbal noun luí, past participle luite)

  1. to lie (be in or assume a horizontal position)
    Luigh leis an uan, agus éirigh leis an éan.
    Lie with the lamb, and rise with the bird.

Conjugation

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conjugation of luigh (first conjugation – C)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present luím luíonn tú;
luír† 		luíonn sé, sí luímid luíonn sibh luíonn siad;
luíd† 		a luíonn; a luíos luitear
past luigh mé; luíos luigh tú;
luís 		luigh sé, sí luíomar; luigh muid luigh sibh; luíobhair luigh siad; luíodar a luigh /
ar luigh* 		luíodh
past habitual luínn luiteá luíodh sé, sí luimis; luíodh muid luíodh sibh luidís; luíodh siad a luíodh /
a luíodh* 		luití
future luífidh mé;
luífead 		luífidh tú;
luífir† 		luífidh sé, sí luífimid;
luífidh muid 		luífidh sibh luífidh siad;
luífid† 		a luífidh; a luífeas luífear
conditional luífinn luífeá luífeadh sé, sí luífimis; luífeadh muid luífeadh sibh luífidís; luífeadh siad a luífeadh /
a luífeadh* 		luífí
subjunctive present go luí mé;
go luíod† 		go luí tú;
go luír† 		go luí sé, sí go luímid;
go luí muid 		go luí sibh go luí siad;
go luíd† 		— go luitear
past dá luínn dá luiteá dá luíodh sé, sí dá luimis;
dá luíodh muid 		dá luíodh sibh dá luidís;
dá luíodh siad 		— dá luití
imperative luím luigh luíodh sé, sí luímis luígí;
luídh† 		luídís — luitear
verbal noun luí
past participle luite

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Yola: leiough, leigh

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