luibh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish luib (“herb, plant”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

luibh f (genitive singular luibhe, nominative plural luibheanna)

1. 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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish luib (“herb, plant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̪ˠuj/, [l̪ˠʊj]

Noun

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

1. herb, plant
2. weed

Synonyms

• lus

Derived terms

• luibheach
• luibh-eòlaiche
• luibh-eòlas

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “luib”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language