lúfar

See also: lufar

Irish

Alternative forms

• lúthmhar (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish lúthmar, lúthmur. By surface analysis, lúth +‎ -mhar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːfˠəɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠũːhəɾˠ/

Adjective

lúfar (genitive singular masculine lúfair, genitive singular feminine lúfaire, plural lúfara, comparative lúfaire)

1. nimble, agile, athletic, lithe, active

Declension

Declension of lúfar

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	lúfar	lúfar	lúfara
vocative	lúfair		lúfara
genitive		lúfaire	lúfara	lúfar
dative	lúfar	lúfar; lúfair (archaic)	lúfara
Comparative	níos lúfaire
Superlative	is lúfaire

Further reading

• “lúfar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lúthmar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “lúṫṁar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 453
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lúfar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN