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luigh
luigh
Irish
Alternative forms
- laigh
- loigh
Verb
luigh (present analytic luíonn, future analytic luífidh, verbal noun luí, past participle luite)
- to lie (be in or assume a horizontal position)
- Luigh leis an uan, agus éirigh leis an éan.
- Lie with the lamb, and rise with the bird.
- Luigh leis an uan, agus éirigh leis an éan.
Conjugation
First Conjugation (C)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | luím | luíonn tú; luír† |
luíonn sé, sí | luímid | luíonn sibh | luíonn siad; luíd† |
a luíonn; a luíos / a luíonn*; a luíos* |
luitear |
past | luigh mé; luíos | luigh tú; luís |
luigh sé, sí | luíomar; luigh muid | luigh sibh; luíobhair | luigh siad; luíodar | a luigh / ar luigh* |
luíodh | |
past habitual | luínn | luiteá | luíodh sé, sí | luimis; luíodh muid | luíodh sibh | luidís; luíodh siad | a luíodh / ar luíodh* |
luití | |
future | luífidh mé; luífead |
luífidh tú; luífir† |
luífidh sé, sí | luífimid; luífidh muid |
luífidh sibh | luífidh siad; luífid† |
a luífidh; a luífeas / a luífidh*; a luífeas* |
luífear | |
conditional | luífinn | luífeá | luífeadh sé, sí | luífimis; luífeadh muid | luífeadh sibh | luífidís; luífeadh siad | a luífeadh / ar luífeadh* |
luífí | |
subjunctive | present | go luí mé; go luíod† |
go luí tú; go luír† |
go luí sé, sí | go luímid; go luí muid |
go luí sibh | go luí siad; go luíd† |
— | go luitear |
past | dá luínn | dá luiteá | dá luíodh sé, sí | dá luimis; dá luíodh muid |
dá luíodh sibh | dá luidís; dá luíodh siad |
— | dá luití | |
imperative | luím | luigh | luíodh sé, sí | luímis | luígí; luídh† |
luídís | — | luitear | |
verbal noun | luí | ||||||||
past participle | luite |
* Indirect relative
† Dialect form
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*leg-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, ISBN 978-90-04-17336-1, page 236
- “laigid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “luiġim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "luigh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.