luigh

Irish

Alternative forms

laigh
loigh

Etymology

From Old Irish laigid, from Proto-Celtic *legeti, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-. Cognate with Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ligan) and Old Church Slavonic лежати (ležati).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠɪɟ/
(Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠɔ/ (reflecting the alternative form loigh)
(Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠiː/

Verb

luigh (present analytic luíonn, future analytic luífidh, verbal noun luí, past participle luite)

to lie (be in or assume a horizontal position)
Luigh leis an uan, agus éirigh leis an éan.
Lie with the lamb, and rise with the bird.

Conjugation

First Conjugation (C)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	luím	luíonn tú; luír^†	luíonn sé, sí	luímid	luíonn sibh	luíonn siad; luíd^†	a luíonn; a luíos	luitear
	past	luigh mé; luíos	luigh tú; luís	luigh sé, sí	luíomar; luigh muid	luigh sibh; luíobhair	luigh siad; luíodar	a luigh / ar luigh*	luíodh
	past habitual	luínn	luiteá	luíodh sé, sí	luimis; luíodh muid	luíodh sibh	luidís; luíodh siad	a luíodh / a luíodh*	luití
	future	luífidh mé; luífead	luífidh tú; luífir^†	luífidh sé, sí	luífimid; luífidh muid	luífidh sibh	luífidh siad; luífid^†	a luífidh; a luífeas	luífear
conditional		luífinn	luífeá	luífeadh sé, sí	luífimis; luífeadh muid	luífeadh sibh	luífidís; luífeadh siad	a luífeadh / a luífeadh*	luífí
subjunctive	present	go luí mé; go luíod^†	go luí tú; go luír^†	go luí sé, sí	go luímid; go luí muid	go luí sibh	go luí siad; go luíd^†	—	go luitear
subjunctive	past	dá luínn	dá luiteá	dá luíodh sé, sí	dá luimis; dá luíodh muid	dá luíodh sibh	dá luidís; dá luíodh siad	—	dá luití
imperative		luím	luigh	luíodh sé, sí	luímis	luígí; luídh^†	luídís	—	luitear
verbal noun		luí
past participle		luite

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

luigh isteach