luaineach

Irish

Alternative forms

• luaimhneach, luaimneach

Etymology

From luain +‎ -ach.

Adjective

luaineach (genitive singular masculine luainigh, genitive singular feminine luainí, plural luaineacha, comparative luainí)

1. fast-moving, nimble; restless, unsteady; changeable, vacillating, inconstant
2. (chemistry) volatile

Declension

Declension of luaineach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	luaineach	luaineach	luaineacha
Vocative	luainigh		luaineacha
Genitive		luainí	luaineacha	luaineach
Dative	luaineach	luaineach; luainigh (archaic)	luaineacha
Comparative	níos luainí
Superlative	is luainí

Derived terms

• luaineachán (“swimming-crab”)

Related terms

• luaineacht (“mobility, nimbleness; restlessness; changeableness, vacillation, inconstancy, fluctuation; volatility”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luaineach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “changeable”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “inconstant”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “volatile”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024