"luath" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

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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: 67 13 20
  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=|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"
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish lúath.",
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "19": "",
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        "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": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "gd",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
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        [
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "nimble",
          "nimble"
        ],
        [
          "quick",
          "quick"
        ],
        [
          "speedy",
          "speedy"
        ]
      ]
    },
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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, 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": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "early, soon"
      ],
      "id": "en-luath-gd-adj-r5jr8q-A",
      "links": [
        [
          "early",
          "early"
        ],
        [
          "soon",
          "soon"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/l̪ˠuə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "luath"
}

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        "4": "",
        "5": "ashes, dust"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "2": "cel-pro",
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    }
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    },
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        "14": "",
        "15": "no plural",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "-",
        "19": "",
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        "20": "",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "{{{pl4}}}",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "genitive singular",
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        "f6accel-form": "gen|s",
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        "f8accel-form": "p",
        "f9accel-form": "p",
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        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "english": "volcanic ash",
          "text": "luath bholcàno",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "luaithre"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/l̪ˠuə/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "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",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "gd-noun 2"
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    {
      "word": "cho luath sa ghabhas"
    },
    {
      "word": "luath no mall"
    },
    {
      "word": "bàta-luath"
    }
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "19": "",
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        "20": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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          "english": "a fleet horse",
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        }
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      ],
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        [
          "nimble",
          "nimble"
        ],
        [
          "quick",
          "quick"
        ],
        [
          "speedy",
          "speedy"
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      ],
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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, 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[…]",
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        }
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          "soon"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/l̪ˠuə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "luath"
}

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    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "luatha",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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          "english": "volcanic ash",
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        }
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      "ipa": "/l̪ˠuə/"
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      "word": "luaithre"
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