U-lúb

U-lúb

Irish

Etymology

From U +‎ lúb (“bend, loop, twist”).

Noun

U-lúb f (genitive singular U-lúibe, nominative plural U-lúba)

1. U-bend

Declension

Declension of U-lúb

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative U-lúb U-lúba Vocative a U-lúb a U-lúba Genitive U-lúibe U-lúb Dative U-lúb U-lúib (archaic, dialectal) U-lúba

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an U-lúb na hU-lúba Genitive na hU-lúibe na nU-lúb Dative leis an U-lúb leis an U-lúib (archaic, dialectal) don U-lúb don U-lúib (archaic, dialectal) leis na hU-lúba

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
U-lúb	nU-lúb	hU-lúb	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• "U-lúb" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.