"luamh" meaning in Irish

See luamh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Old Irish luam (“pilot, steersman”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|luam|t=pilot, steersman}} Old Irish luam (“pilot, steersman”) Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|luaimh||||||||-|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|var=}} luamh m (genitive singular luaimh), {{ga-noun|m|luaimh|-}} luamh m (genitive singular luaimh) Forms: luaimh [genitive, singular], declension-1 no-plural [table-tags], no-table-tags [table-tags], luamh [indefinite, nominative, singular], a luaimh [indefinite, singular, vocative], luaimh [genitive, indefinite, singular], luamh [dative, indefinite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], an luamh [definite, nominative, singular], an luaimh [definite, genitive, singular], leis an luamh [dative, definite, singular], don luamh [dative, definite, singular]
  1. (literary) pilot, steersman Tags: literary, masculine
    Sense id: en-luamh-ga-noun-2cgsfM4B
  2. (literary) guiding hand Tags: literary, masculine
    Sense id: en-luamh-ga-noun-t9xCPtWG Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 8 23 34 35
  3. (literary, ecclesiastical) abbot Tags: literary, masculine
    Sense id: en-luamh-ga-noun-QIJ12JW6 Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 8 23 34 35 Topics: ecclesiastical, lifestyle, religion
  4. yacht Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-luamh-ga-noun-7WoHfAsR Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Occupations, Religious occupations, Watercraft Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 8 23 34 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 31 12 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 16 8 70 Disambiguation of Occupations: 33 6 12 49 Disambiguation of Religious occupations: 3 3 4 90 Disambiguation of Watercraft: 0 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: luamhán (english: lever), luamhaire (english: yachter, yachtsman, yachtswoman) Related terms: club luamhaireachta (english: yacht club), luamhaireacht (english: yachting)
Categories (other): Monasticism Disambiguation of Monasticism: 0 0 0 0
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      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "ga",
      "name": "Monasticism",
      "orig": "ga:Monasticism",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "lever",
      "translation": "lever",
      "word": "luamhán"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "yachter, yachtsman, yachtswoman",
      "translation": "yachter, yachtsman, yachtswoman",
      "word": "luamhaire"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "luam",
        "t": "pilot, steersman"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish luam (“pilot, steersman”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish luam (“pilot, steersman”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "luaimh",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "declension-1 no-plural",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-box-top",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-table-top",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "luamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a luaimh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "luaimh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "luamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-table-top",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an luamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an luaimh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an luamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don luamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "-",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "luaimh",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "var": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
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      },
      "expansion": "luamh m (genitive singular luaimh)",
      "name": "ga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "yacht club",
      "translation": "yacht club",
      "word": "club luamhaireachta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "yachting",
      "translation": "yachting",
      "word": "luamhaireacht"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "pilot, steersman"
      ],
      "id": "en-luamh-ga-noun-2cgsfM4B",
      "links": [
        [
          "pilot",
          "pilot"
        ],
        [
          "steersman",
          "steersman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) pilot, steersman"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 23 34 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "guiding hand"
      ],
      "id": "en-luamh-ga-noun-t9xCPtWG",
      "links": [
        [
          "guiding",
          "guiding"
        ],
        [
          "hand",
          "hand"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) guiding hand"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 23 34 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "abbot"
      ],
      "id": "en-luamh-ga-noun-QIJ12JW6",
      "links": [
        [
          "ecclesiastical",
          "ecclesiastical#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "abbot",
          "abbot#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary, ecclesiastical) abbot"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ecclesiastical",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 23 34 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 31 12 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 16 8 70",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "33 6 12 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "ga:Occupations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 4 90",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Religious occupations",
          "orig": "ga:Religious occupations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Watercraft",
          "orig": "ga:Watercraft",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "yacht"
      ],
      "id": "en-luamh-ga-noun-7WoHfAsR",
      "links": [
        [
          "yacht",
          "yacht#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "luamh"
}
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    "Irish first-declension nouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish masculine nouns",
    "Irish nouns",
    "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ga:Monasticism",
    "ga:Occupations",
    "ga:Religious occupations",
    "ga:Watercraft"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "lever",
      "translation": "lever",
      "word": "luamhán"
    },
    {
      "english": "yachter, yachtsman, yachtswoman",
      "translation": "yachter, yachtsman, yachtswoman",
      "word": "luamhaire"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "sga",
        "3": "luam",
        "t": "pilot, steersman"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish luam (“pilot, steersman”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish luam (“pilot, steersman”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "luaimh",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "declension-1 no-plural",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-box-top",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-table-top",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "luamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a luaimh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "luaimh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "luamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-table-top",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an luamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an luaimh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an luamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don luamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "luamh m (genitive singular luaimh)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "luamh m (genitive singular luaimh)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "yacht club",
      "translation": "yacht club",
      "word": "club luamhaireachta"
    },
    {
      "english": "yachting",
      "translation": "yachting",
      "word": "luamhaireacht"
    }
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  "senses": [
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pilot, steersman"
      ],
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          "pilot",
          "pilot"
        ],
        [
          "steersman",
          "steersman"
        ]
      ],
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        "(literary) pilot, steersman"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Irish literary terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "guiding hand"
      ],
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          "guiding"
        ],
        [
          "hand",
          "hand"
        ]
      ],
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        "(literary) guiding hand"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Irish literary terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "abbot"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "abbot",
          "abbot#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary, ecclesiastical) abbot"
      ],
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        "literary",
        "masculine"
      ],
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        "ecclesiastical",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "yacht"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "yacht",
          "yacht#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "luamh"
}

Download raw JSONL data for luamh meaning in Irish (3.6kB)

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