lúbtha

Irish

Etymology

lúb +‎ -tha. The sense ‘bent, gay’ is a semantic loan from English bent.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːpˠə/

Participle

lúbtha

  1. past participle of lúb

Adjective

lúbtha

  1. bent, crooked
    Synonym: cam
  2. (offensive) bent (homosexual)
    Synonym: cam

Noun

lúbtha

  1. genitive singular of lúbadh

Further reading
  • Entries containing “lúbtha” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “lúbtha” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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