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luibh

luibh

Irish

Noun

luibh f ‎(genitive singular luibhe, nominative plural luibheanna)

herb, plant

Declension

Declension of luibh

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	luibh	luibheanna
Vocative	a luibh	a luibheanna
Genitive	luibhe	luibheanna
Dative	luibh	luibheanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an luibh	na luibheanna
Genitive	na luibhe	na luibheanna
Dative	leis an luibh don luibh	leis na luibheanna

Derived terms

luibheolaíocht ‎(“botany”)
luibhlia ‎(“herbalist”)
luibhliacht ‎(“herbalism”)

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish luib ‎(“herb, plant”).

Noun

luibh m, f ‎(genitive singular luibhe, plural luibhean)

herb, plant
weed

Synonyms

lus

Derived terms