luamh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish luam (“pilot, steersman”).

Noun

luamh m (genitive singular luaimh)

1. (literary) pilot, steersman
2. (literary) guiding hand
3. (literary, ecclesiastical) abbot
4. yacht

Declension

Declension of luamh (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative luamh vocative a luaimh genitive luaimh dative luamh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an luamh genitive an luaimh dative leis an luamh don luamh

Derived terms

• luamhán (“lever”)
• luamhaire (“yachter, yachtsman, yachtswoman”)

Related terms

• club luamhaireachta (“yacht club”)
• luamhaireacht (“yachting”)

Further reading

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