luibh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish luib (“herb, plant”).

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠɪvʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠɨ̞vʲ/

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

garraí luibheanna (“herb garden”)
luibh leighis (“medicinal herb”)
luibh na ndaitheacha (“yarrow”)
luibheach (“herbaceous”, adjective)
luibheolaí (“botanist”)
luibheolaíocht (“botany”)
luibhghairdín (“botanic garden”)
luibhghort (“herb garden”)
luibhghualach (“vegetable charcoal”)
luibhicíd (“herbicide”)
luibhiteach (“herbivorous”, adjective)
luibhiteoir (“herbivore”)
luibhlia (“herbalist”)
luibhliacht (“herbalism”)
luibhre (“herbage”)
tae luibhe (“herbal tea”)

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luibh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
“herb”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “luib”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 51

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish luib (“herb, plant”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /l̪ˠuj/, [l̪ˠʊj]

Noun

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

herb, plant
weed

Synonyms

lus

Derived terms

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “luib”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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