lúath
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *ɸlowto- (“go, flow, be swift”), from Proto-Indo-European *plew-. Cognate with English float, Old Norse fljótr (“swift”), Ancient Greek πλέω (pléō, “I sail”), Latin pluit (“it rains”), and Sanskrit प्लवते (plavate, “swim, fly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l͈uːa̯θ/
Related terms
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| lúath also llúath after a proclitic |
lúath pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ |
lúath also llúath after a proclitic |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “1 lúath” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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