luadar

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

luadar m (genitive singular luadair, nominative plural luadair)

1. movement, activity; vigour
2. (biology) taxis

Declension

Declension of luadar (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative luadar luadair vocative a luadair a luadara genitive luadair luadar dative luadar luadair forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an luadar na luadair genitive an luadair na luadar dative leis an luadar don luadar leis na luadair

Derived terms

• crónaluadar m (“chronotaxis”)
• fótaluadar m (“phototaxis”)
• teirmealuadar m (“thermotaxis”)

Etymology 2

Verb

luadar

1. (nonstandard) third-person singular past indicative of luaigh

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luadar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “luadar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language