lùbach

See also: lúbach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From lùb +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l̪ˠuːpəx/

Adjective

lùbach (genitive singular masculine lùbaich, comparative nas lùbaiche, superlative as lùbaiche)

  1. bending, bended
  2. pliant, flexible, bendy
  3. meandering, winding, sinuous, tortuous, zigzag (river, road, argument etc)

Noun

lùbach f (genitive singular lùbaiche, plural lùbaichean)

  1. loop, noose
  2. hairpin
  3. (sailing) cringle

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “lùbach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lúbach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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