lúthchleas

Irish

Etymology

lúth (“movement, strength”) +‎ cleas (“feat”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːçlʲasˠ/

Noun

lúthchleas m (genitive singular lúthchlis, nominative plural lúthchleasa)

(chiefly in the plural) athletics

Declension

Declension of lúthchleas

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lúthchleas	lúthchleasa
Vocative	a lúthchlis	a lúthchleasa
Genitive	lúthchlis	lúthchleas
Dative	lúthchleas	lúthchleasa

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an lúthchleas	na lúthchleasa
Genitive	an lúthchlis	na lúthchleas
Dative	leis an lúthchleas don lúthchleas	leis na lúthchleasa

Further reading

“lúthchleas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lúthchleas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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