luain in Irish

IPA: /ˈl̪ˠuənʲ/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Irish lúaidid (“moves across, sets in motion”). Etymology templates: {{der|ga|sga|lúaidid||moves across, sets in motion}} Old Irish lúaidid (“moves across, sets in motion”) Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|luaine||||||||-|||||altform=|cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} luain f (genitive singular luaine), {{ga-noun|f|luaine|-}} luain f (genitive singular luaine) Forms: luaine [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], luain [indefinite, nominative, singular], a luain [indefinite, singular, vocative], luaine [genitive, indefinite, singular], luain [dative, indefinite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], an luain [definite, nominative, singular], na luaine [definite, genitive, singular], leis an luain [dative, definite, singular], don luain [dative, definite, singular]

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "fast-moving, nimble; restless, unsteady; changeable, vacillating, inconstant; volatile",
      "translation": "fast-moving, nimble; restless, unsteady; changeable, vacillating, inconstant; volatile",
      "word": "luaineach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "mobility, nimbleness; restlessness; changeableness, vacillation, inconstancy, fluctuation; volatility",
      "translation": "mobility, nimbleness; restlessness; changeableness, vacillation, inconstancy, fluctuation; volatility",
      "word": "luaineacht"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to move quickly, nimbly; to move unsteadily, vary, change; to fluctuate; to hunt; to precess; to weathervane",
      "translation": "to move quickly, nimbly; to move unsteadily, vary, change; to fluctuate; to hunt; to precess; to weathervane",
      "word": "luainigh"
    }
  ],
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "der"
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      "form": "luaine",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "luain",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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      "form": "an luain",
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    {
      "form": "na luaine",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an luain",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don luain",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
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        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "40 60",
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          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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        },
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          "_dis": "58 42",
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      "glosses": [
        "movement"
      ],
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          "movement",
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        "feminine"
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      ],
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          "work",
          "work"
        ]
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      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈl̪ˠuənʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "luain"
}

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    "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Irish feminine nouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish nouns",
    "Irish second-declension nouns",
    "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "fast-moving, nimble; restless, unsteady; changeable, vacillating, inconstant; volatile",
      "translation": "fast-moving, nimble; restless, unsteady; changeable, vacillating, inconstant; volatile",
      "word": "luaineach"
    },
    {
      "english": "mobility, nimbleness; restlessness; changeableness, vacillation, inconstancy, fluctuation; volatility",
      "translation": "mobility, nimbleness; restlessness; changeableness, vacillation, inconstancy, fluctuation; volatility",
      "word": "luaineacht"
    },
    {
      "english": "to move quickly, nimbly; to move unsteadily, vary, change; to fluctuate; to hunt; to precess; to weathervane",
      "translation": "to move quickly, nimbly; to move unsteadily, vary, change; to fluctuate; to hunt; to precess; to weathervane",
      "word": "luainigh"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "luaine",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "luain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a luain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "luain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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    },
    {
      "form": "an luain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na luaine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an luain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don luain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "movement"
      ],
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        [
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          "movement"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "vigorous exertion, hard work"
      ],
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          "hard",
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        ],
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          "work",
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈl̪ˠuənʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "luain"
}

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"luain" meaning in Irish

Noun