luadar

Irish

Etymology 1

Noun

luadar m (genitive singular luadair, nominative plural luadair)

movement, activity; vigour
(biology) taxis

Declension

Declension of luadar

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	luadar	luadair
Vocative	a luadair	a luadara
Genitive	luadair	luadar
Dative	luadar	luadair

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an luadar	na luadair
Genitive	an luadair	na luadar
Dative	leis an luadar don luadar	leis na luadair

Derived terms

crónaluadar m (“chronotaxis”)
fótaluadar m (“phototaxis”)
teirmealuadar m (“thermotaxis”)

Etymology 2

Verb

luadar

(nonstandard) third-person singular past indicative of luaigh

References

"luadar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“luadar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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