lúitheach

Irish

Etymology

From lúth, lúith (“(power of) movement, agility; activity, vigour; sinew, tendon”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

lúitheach (genitive singular masculine lúithigh, genitive singular feminine lúithí, plural lúitheacha, comparative lúithí)

sinewy, muscular
Synonyms: féitheach, féitheogach, féithláidir, reangach

Declension

Declension of lúitheach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	lúitheach	lúitheach	lúitheacha
Vocative	lúithigh	lúitheach	lúitheacha
Genitive	lúithigh	lúithí	lúitheacha	lúitheach
Dative	lúitheach	lúitheach; lúithigh (archaic)	lúitheacha
Comparative	níos lúithí
Superlative	is lúithí

Noun

lúitheach f (genitive singular lúithí, nominative plural lúitheacha)

(anatomy) ligament, tendon; (plural) thews, sinews

Declension

Declension of lúitheach

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lúitheach	lúitheacha
Vocative	a lúitheach	a lúitheacha
Genitive	lúithí	lúitheach
Dative	lúitheach	lúitheacha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an lúitheach	na lúitheacha
Genitive	na lúithí	na lúitheach
Dative	leis an lúitheach don lúitheach	leis na lúitheacha

References

"lúitheach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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