lúthchleas

Irish

Etymology

lúth (“movement, strength”) +‎ cleas (“feat”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːçlʲasˠ/

Noun

lúthchleas m (genitive singular lúthchlis, nominative plural lúthchleasa)

1. (chiefly in the plural) athletics

Declension

Declension of lúthchleas (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative lúthchleas lúthchleasa vocative a lúthchlis a lúthchleasa genitive lúthchlis lúthchleas dative lúthchleas lúthchleasa forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an lúthchleas na lúthchleasa genitive an lúthchlis na lúthchleas dative leis an lúthchleas don lúthchleas leis na lúthchleasa

Further reading

• “lúthchleas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lúthchleas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN