lus an ghrá

Irish

Etymology

From lus (“herb”) +‎ ghrá (“love”).

Noun

lus an ghrá m (genitive singular lusa anainn, nominative plural lusanna anainn)

love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus)

Declension

Declension of lus na ghrá

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lus na ghrá	lusanna na ghrá
Vocative	a lus na ghrá	a lusanna na ghrá
Genitive	lusa na ghrá	lusanna na ghrá
Dative	lus na ghrá	lusanna na ghrá

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an lus na ghrá	na lusanna na ghrá
Genitive	an lusa na ghrá	na lusanna na ghrá
Dative	leis an lus na ghrá don lus na ghrá	leis na lusanna na ghrá

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lus”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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