lúbaire

Irish

Etymology

From lúb +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːbˠəɾʲə/

Noun

lúbaire m (genitive singular lúbaire, nominative plural lúbairí)

1. crafty person, twister

Declension

Declension of lúbaire (fourth declension)

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

Derived terms

• lúbaireacht

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lúbaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “bender”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• “rat”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• “twister”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• “weasel”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025