"luath" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

See luath in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /l̪ˠuə/ Forms: luaithe [comparative]
Etymology: From Old Irish lúath. Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|lúath}} Old Irish lúath Head templates: {{head|gd|adjective|||||||||comparative|luaithe|||||||||f1accel-form=gen|s|m|f2accel-form=gen|s|f|f3accel-form=gen|s|f|f4accel-form=p|f5accel-form=comparative|f6accel-form=comparative|f7accel-form=comparative|f8accel-form=qualitative|f9accel-form=qualitative|head=}} luath (comparative luaithe), {{gd-adj|comp=luaithe}} luath (comparative luaithe)
  1. fast, swift, fleet, nimble, quick, speedy
    Sense id: en-luath-gd-adj-pAqPPMlh Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 66 11 22
  2. early, soon
    Sense id: en-luath-gd-adj-r5jr8q-A
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cho luath sa ghabhas, luath no mall, bàta-luath
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /l̪ˠuə/ Forms: luaithe [genitive, singular], luatha [genitive, singular]
Etymology: From Old Irish lúaith (“ashes, dust”), from Proto-Celtic *loutus. Cognate with Welsh lludw. Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|lúaith||ashes, dust}} Old Irish lúaith (“ashes, dust”), {{inh|gd|cel-pro|*loutus}} Proto-Celtic *loutus, {{cog|cy|lludw}} Welsh lludw Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|luaithe|or|luatha|||no plural|||-||||||{{{pl4}}}|||cat2=|f10accel-form=genpl|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=p|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} luath f (genitive singular luaithe or luatha, no plural), {{gd-noun|g=f|gen=luaithe|gen2=luatha|pl=-}} luath f (genitive singular luaithe or luatha, no plural)
  1. ash (from fire) Tags: feminine, no-plural Synonyms: luaithre
    Sense id: en-luath-gd-noun-s8E0lth5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cho luath sa ghabhas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "luath no mall"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bàta-luath"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "lúath"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish lúath",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish lúath.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "luaithe",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "10": "",
        "11": "comparative",
        "12": "luaithe",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "19": "",
        "2": "adjective",
        "20": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1accel-form": "gen|s|m",
        "f2accel-form": "gen|s|f",
        "f3accel-form": "gen|s|f",
        "f4accel-form": "p",
        "f5accel-form": "comparative",
        "f6accel-form": "comparative",
        "f7accel-form": "comparative",
        "f8accel-form": "qualitative",
        "f9accel-form": "qualitative",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "luath (comparative luaithe)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "comp": "luaithe"
      },
      "expansion": "luath (comparative luaithe)",
      "name": "gd-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "66 11 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a fleet horse",
          "text": "each luath",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fast, swift, fleet, nimble, quick, speedy"
      ],
      "id": "en-luath-gd-adj-pAqPPMlh",
      "links": [
        [
          "fast",
          "fast"
        ],
        [
          "swift",
          "swift"
        ],
        [
          "fleet",
          "fleet"
        ],
        [
          "nimble",
          "nimble"
        ],
        [
          "quick",
          "quick"
        ],
        [
          "speedy",
          "speedy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
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        {
          "english": "And no sooner had he put the bird in the golden birdhouse than came a screech from the bird that was horrible and woke up everyone in the quarter […]",
          "ref": "1987 July 1, Joe Neil MacNeil, John Shaw, Tales Until Dawn: The World of a Cape Breton Gaelic Story-Teller, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, →ISBN, page 276:",
          "text": "Agus cha bu luaithe a chuir esan an t-eun anns an eunain òrach na thànaig sgriach as an eun a bha oillteil agus dhùisg a h-uile duine a bh' as a' chairteal[…]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "early, soon"
      ],
      "id": "en-luath-gd-adj-r5jr8q-A",
      "links": [
        [
          "early",
          "early"
        ],
        [
          "soon",
          "soon"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/l̪ˠuə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "luath"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "lúaith",
        "4": "",
        "5": "ashes, dust"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish lúaith (“ashes, dust”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*loutus"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *loutus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "lludw"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh lludw",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish lúaith (“ashes, dust”), from Proto-Celtic *loutus.\nCognate with Welsh lludw.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "luaithe",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "luatha",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "10": "luaithe",
        "11": "or",
        "12": "luatha",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "no plural",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "-",
        "19": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "20": "",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "{{{pl4}}}",
        "25": "",
        "26": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "genitive singular",
        "cat2": "",
        "f10accel-form": "genpl",
        "f1accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f2accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f3accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f4accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f5accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f6accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f7accel-form": "p",
        "f8accel-form": "p",
        "f9accel-form": "p",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "luath f (genitive singular luaithe or luatha, no plural)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "gen": "luaithe",
        "gen2": "luatha",
        "pl": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "luath f (genitive singular luaithe or luatha, no plural)",
      "name": "gd-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "volcanic ash",
          "text": "luath bholcàno",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ash (from fire)"
      ],
      "id": "en-luath-gd-noun-s8E0lth5",
      "links": [
        [
          "ash",
          "ash"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "luaithre"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/l̪ˠuə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "luath"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Scottish Gaelic adjectives",
    "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns",
    "Scottish Gaelic lemmas",
    "Scottish Gaelic nouns",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "gd-noun 2"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "cho luath sa ghabhas"
    },
    {
      "word": "luath no mall"
    },
    {
      "word": "bàta-luath"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "lúath"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish lúath",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish lúath.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "luaithe",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "10": "",
        "11": "comparative",
        "12": "luaithe",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "19": "",
        "2": "adjective",
        "20": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1accel-form": "gen|s|m",
        "f2accel-form": "gen|s|f",
        "f3accel-form": "gen|s|f",
        "f4accel-form": "p",
        "f5accel-form": "comparative",
        "f6accel-form": "comparative",
        "f7accel-form": "comparative",
        "f8accel-form": "qualitative",
        "f9accel-form": "qualitative",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "luath (comparative luaithe)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "comp": "luaithe"
      },
      "expansion": "luath (comparative luaithe)",
      "name": "gd-adj"
    }
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  "pos": "adj",
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        "Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "a fleet horse",
          "text": "each luath",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fast, swift, fleet, nimble, quick, speedy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fast",
          "fast"
        ],
        [
          "swift",
          "swift"
        ],
        [
          "fleet",
          "fleet"
        ],
        [
          "nimble",
          "nimble"
        ],
        [
          "quick",
          "quick"
        ],
        [
          "speedy",
          "speedy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Scottish Gaelic terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And no sooner had he put the bird in the golden birdhouse than came a screech from the bird that was horrible and woke up everyone in the quarter […]",
          "ref": "1987 July 1, Joe Neil MacNeil, John Shaw, Tales Until Dawn: The World of a Cape Breton Gaelic Story-Teller, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, →ISBN, page 276:",
          "text": "Agus cha bu luaithe a chuir esan an t-eun anns an eunain òrach na thànaig sgriach as an eun a bha oillteil agus dhùisg a h-uile duine a bh' as a' chairteal[…]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "early, soon"
      ],
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        [
          "early",
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        ],
        [
          "soon",
          "soon"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/l̪ˠuə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "luath"
}

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    "Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns",
    "Scottish Gaelic lemmas",
    "Scottish Gaelic nouns",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "gd-noun 2"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "lúaith",
        "4": "",
        "5": "ashes, dust"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish lúaith (“ashes, dust”), from Proto-Celtic *loutus.\nCognate with Welsh lludw.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "luaithe",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "luatha",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "10": "luaithe",
        "11": "or",
        "12": "luatha",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "no plural",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "-",
        "19": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "20": "",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "{{{pl4}}}",
        "25": "",
        "26": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "genitive singular",
        "cat2": "",
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        "f5accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f6accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f7accel-form": "p",
        "f8accel-form": "p",
        "f9accel-form": "p",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "gen": "luaithe",
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      "name": "gd-noun"
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "volcanic ash",
          "text": "luath bholcàno",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ash (from fire)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ash",
          "ash"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/l̪ˠuə/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "luaithre"
    }
  ],
  "word": "luath"
}

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