lúthchleasaí

Irish

Etymology

lúth (“agility”) +‎ cleasaí (“playful person”)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˌl̪ˠuːçlʲaˈsˠiː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːçlʲasˠiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːçlʲasˠi/

Noun

lúthchleasaí m (genitive singular lúthchleasaí, nominative plural lúthchleasaithe)

1. athlete

Declension

Declension of lúthchleasaí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative lúthchleasaí lúthchleasaithe vocative a lúthchleasaí a lúthchleasaithe genitive lúthchleasaí lúthchleasaithe dative lúthchleasaí lúthchleasaithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an lúthchleasaí na lúthchleasaithe genitive an lúthchleasaí na lúthchleasaithe dative leis an lúthchleasaí don lúthchleasaí leis na lúthchleasaithe

Related terms

• lúthchleasach

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lúthchleasaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN