lúb

See also: lub and lùb

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish lúb, from a Germanic language.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /l̪ˠuːbˠ/

Noun

lúb f (genitive singular lúibe, nominative plural lúba)

  1. loop, link; coil, turn; twist, bend
    Proverb:
    Is fearr an cú atá sa siúl ná an cú atá sa lúb. ― Freedom of action is better than frustration; literally “Better a hound on the move than a hound in a loop.”
  2. fold, recess, nook, circle
  3. mesh in net; net, snare
  4. (knitting) stitch
  5. hasp (on door), catch (of gate)
  6. (croquet) hoop
  7. curved stick
  8. craft, deceit

Declension
Declension of lúb

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lúb lúba
Vocative a lúb a lúba
Genitive lúibe lúb
Dative lúb
lúib (archaic, dialectal)		 lúba

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an lúb na lúba
Genitive na lúibe na lúb
Dative leis an lúb
leis an lúib (archaic, dialectal)

don lúb
don lúib (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na lúba

Synonyms
  • (catch): clíce

Derived terms

Verb

lúb (present analytic lúbann, future analytic lúbfaidh, verbal noun lúbadh, past participle lúbtha) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. loop; enmesh, net
  2. bend, flex

Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present lúbaim lúbann tú;
lúbair†		 lúbann sé, sí lúbaimid lúbann sibh lúbann siad;
lúbaid†		 a lúbann; a lúbas lúbtar
past lúb mé; lúbas lúb tú; lúbais lúb sé, sí lúbamar; lúb muid lúb sibh; lúbabhair lúb siad; lúbadar a lúb /
ar lúb*		 lúbadh
past habitual lúbainn lúbtá lúbadh sé, sí lúbaimis; lúbadh muid lúbadh sibh lúbaidís; lúbadh siad a lúbadh /
ar lúbadh*		 lúbtaí
future lúbfaidh mé;
lúbfad		 lúbfaidh tú;
lúbfair†		 lúbfaidh sé, sí lúbfaimid;
lúbfaidh muid		 lúbfaidh sibh lúbfaidh siad;
lúbfaid†		 a lúbfaidh; a lúbfas lúbfar
conditional lúbfainn lúbfá lúbfadh sé, sí lúbfaimis; lúbfadh muid lúbfadh sibh lúbfaidís; lúbfadh siad a lúbfadh /
ar lúbfadh*		 lúbfaí
subjunctive present go lúba mé;
go lúbad†		 go lúba tú;
go lúbair†		 go lúba sé, sí go lúbaimid;
go lúba muid		 go lúba sibh go lúba siad;
go lúbaid†		 — go lúbtar
past dá lúbainn dá lúbtá dá lúbadh sé, sí dá lúbaimis;
dá lúbadh muid		 dá lúbadh sibh dá lúbaidís;
dá lúbadh siad		 — dá lúbtaí
imperative lúbaim lúb lúbadh sé, sí lúbaimis lúbaigí;
lúbaidh†		 lúbaidís — lúbtar
verbal noun lúbadh
past participle lúbtha

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

Further reading
  • "lúb" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “lúb” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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