"lú" meaning in Irish

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Adjective

IPA: /l̪ˠuː/, /l̪ˠuə/ [Aran, also]
Etymology: From Old Irish lugu. Etymology templates: {{root|ga|ine-pro|*h₁lengʷʰ-}}, {{inh|ga|sga|lugu}} Old Irish lugu Head templates: {{head|ga|comparative adjective}} lú
  1. comparative degree of beag Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: beag Synonyms: lugha [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-lú-ga-adj-pGuZBJfo Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for lú meaning in Irish (1.1kB)

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        "3": "*h₁lengʷʰ-"
      },
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    },
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      },
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish lugu.",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Is it smaller than a breadbox?",
          "text": "An bhfuil sé níos lú ná bosca aráin?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "beag"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        [
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          "beag#Irish"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
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        }
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/l̪ˠuː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/l̪ˠuə/",
      "tags": [
        "Aran",
        "also"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lú"
}
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    },
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        "Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁lengʷʰ-",
        "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
        "Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Irish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Is it smaller than a breadbox?",
          "text": "An bhfuil sé níos lú ná bosca aráin?",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "ipa": "/l̪ˠuː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/l̪ˠuə/",
      "tags": [
        "Aran",
        "also"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "lugha"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lú"
}

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