lùbach

See also: lúbach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From lùb +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /l̪ˠuːpəx/

Adjective

lùbach (genitive singular masculine lùbaich, comparative lùbaiche)

  1. bending, bended
  2. pliant, flexible, bendy
  3. meandering, winding, sinuous, tortuous, zigzag (river, road, argument etc)

Noun

lùbach f (genitive singular lùbaiche, plural lùbaichean)

  1. loop, noose
  2. hairpin
  3. (sailing) cringle

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “lùbach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lúbach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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