liúit

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English lute, from Middle French lut, from Old French leüt, probably from Old Occitan laüt, from Arabic اَلْعُود‎ (al-ʿūd, “the wood”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /l̠ʲuːtʲ/

Noun

liúit f (genitive singular liúite, nominative plural liúiteanna)

  1. (music) lute

Declension
Declension of liúit

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative liúit liúiteanna
Vocative a liúit a liúiteanna
Genitive liúite liúiteanna
Dative liúit liúiteanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an liúit na liúiteanna
Genitive na liúite na liúiteanna
Dative leis an liúit

don liúit

 leis na liúiteanna

Derived terms

References
  • "liúit" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “lute” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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