luail

Irish

Alternative forms

luaghail
luaghaill
luaghal
luaghall

Etymology

From Old Irish lúagal f (“movement, motion, activity, work; power of movement, vigour, energy; impulse, mental tendency”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /l̪ˠuəlʲ/

Noun

luail f (genitive singular luaile, nominative plural luailí)

(act of) moving; motion, activity

Declension

Declension of luail

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	luail	luailí
Vocative	a luail	a luailí
Genitive	luaile	luailí
Dative	luail	luailí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an luail	na luailí
Genitive	na luaile	na luailí
Dative	leis an luail don luail	leis na luailí

Derived terms

Terms derived from luail

ar luail (“in motion”)
bheith gan luail (“to be unable to move about, without vigour”)
luailchorna m (“moving coil”)

luaileach (“restless; motor”, adj)
luailiarainn (“moving-iron”, gs. as attributive adj.)

máistreacht luaile f (“control of movement”)
néaróg luaile f (“motor nerve”)

References

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

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