luibh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish luib (“herb, plant”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

luibh f (genitive singular luibhe, nominative plural luibheanna)

  1. herb, plant

Declension

Declension of luibh (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative luibh luibheanna
vocative a luibh a luibheanna
genitive luibhe luibheanna
dative luibh luibheanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an luibh na luibheanna
genitive na luibhe na luibheanna
dative leis an luibh
don luibh 		leis na luibheanna

Derived terms

  • garraí luibheanna (“herb garden”)
  • luibh leighis (“medicinal herb”)
  • luibh na ndaitheacha (“yarrow”)
  • luibheach (“herbaceous”, adjective)
  • luibheolaí (“botanist”)
  • luibheolaíocht (“botany”)
  • luibhghairdín (“botanic garden”)
  • luibhghort (“herb garden”)
  • luibhghualach (“vegetable charcoal”)
  • luibhicíd (“herbicide”)
  • luibhiteach (“herbivorous”, adjective)
  • luibhiteoir (“herbivore”)
  • luibhlia (“herbalist”)
  • luibhliacht (“herbalism”)
  • luibhre (“herbage”)
  • tae luibhe (“herbal tea”)

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “luib”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 322, page 112

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luibh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “herb”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish luib (“herb, plant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l̪ˠuj/, [l̪ˠʊj]

Noun

luibh m or f (genitive singular luibhe, plural luibhean)

  1. herb, plant
  2. weed

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

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