Lugh

See also: lugh

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Lugh, from Old Irish Lug, from Primitive Irish ᚂᚒᚌ (lug), from Proto-Celtic *Lugus.

Proper noun

Lugh

(Irish mythology) A pre-Christian Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past: the son of Cian and Ethniu.

Alternative forms

Lug
Lú

Translations

Irish deity

Irish: Lugh
Old Irish: Lug

Primitive Irish: ᚂᚒᚌ (lug)

See also

Lámhfhada ("long hand")
Samh-ildánach ("Summer-multi-talented", "skilled in many arts")
Lonnbeimnech ("sword-shouter")
Macnia ("boy hero")
mac Ethlenn (matronymic, "son of Ethliu")
mac Ethnenn (matronymic, "son of Ethniu")

Irish

Alternative forms

Lú

Etymology

From Old Irish Lug, from Primitive Irish ᚂᚒᚌ (lug), from Proto-Celtic *Lugus.

Proper noun

Lugh m (genitive Lugha)

(Irish mythology) Lugh (pre-Christian Irish deity)

Derived terms

Descendants

English: Lugh

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