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

3. curved

   Synonyms: cuar, cuarach, cuartha

Noun

lúbtha

1. genitive singular of lúbadh

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “lúbtha”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “lúbtha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024