luachair

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̪ˠuəxəɾʲ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish lúachair.

Noun

luachair f (genitive singular luachra)

1. (botany) rushes
2. rushy place, rushland

Declension

Declension of luachair (third declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative luachair vocative a luachair genitive luachra dative luachair forms with the definite article singular nominative an luachair genitive na luachra dative leis an luachair don luachair

Synonyms

• blíneach
• feag

Derived terms

• gabhal-luachair (“jointed, forked, rushes”)
• luachrach (“abounding in rushes, rushy”, adjective)
• luachrach (“rushes; rushy place”)
• Sliabh Luachra

Etymology 2

Adjective

luachair (genitive singular masculine luachair, genitive singular feminine luachra, plural luachra, comparative luachra)

1. Alternative form of luchair (“bright, glittering, resplendent”)

Declension

Declension of luachair

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	luachair	luachair	luachra
vocative	luachair		luachra
genitive		luachra	luachra	luachair
dative	luachair	luachair	luachra
Comparative	níos luachra
Superlative	is luachra

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luachair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “luachair”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “luachair”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 lúachair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish lúachair.

Noun

luachair f (genitive singular luachrach, no plural)

1. rushes

Derived terms

• dearc-luachrach (“lizard”)
• luachair-bhog (“bullrushes”)

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 lúachair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language