luamhán
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From luamh (“pilot, steersman; guiding hand”) + -án.
Noun[edit]
luamhán m (genitive singular luamháin, nominative plural luamháin)
Declension[edit]
Declension of luamhán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- cumas luamháin (“purchase, leverage”)
- fórsa luamháin (“prize, leverage”)
- luamhán adhainte (“ignition lever”)
- luamhán aistrithe (“switch”)
- luamhán bonn (“tyre-lever”)
- luamhán ceangail (“link-lever”)
- luamhán comhla (“valve-rocker”)
- luamhán crúca (“cant-hook”)
- luamhán oibrithe (“operating-lever”)
- luamhán rialaithe (“regulator-lever”)
- luamhán stiúrtha (“control lever, joy-stick”)
- sraith luamhán (“leverage”)
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luamhán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN