Dictionary look-up word
lùb
Verbal Noun
lùbadh
Present
| Sg.1 | tha mi a' lùbadh |
| Sg.2 | tha thu a' lùbadh |
| Sg.3m | tha e a' lùbadh |
| Sg.3f | tha i a' lùbadh |
| Pl.1 | tha sinn a' lùbadh |
| Pl.2 | tha sibh a' lùbadh |
| Pl.3 | tha iad a' lùbadh |
| Impersonal | thathar a' lùbadh |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | bha mi a' lùbadh |
| Sg.2 | bha thu a' lùbadh |
| Sg.3m | bha e a' lùbadh |
| Sg.3f | bha i a' lùbadh |
| Pl.1 | bha sinn a' lùbadh |
| Pl.2 | bha sibh a' lùbadh |
| Pl.3 | bha iad a' lùbadh |
| Impersonal | bhathar a' lùbadh |
Simple Past
Independent
| Sg.1 | lùb mi |
| Sg.2 | lùb thu |
| Sg.3m | lùb e |
| Sg.3f | lùb i |
| Pl.1 | lùb sinn |
| Pl.2 | lùb sibh |
| Pl.3 | lùb iad |
| Impersonal | lùbadh |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | do lùb mi |
| Sg.2 | do lùb thu |
| Sg.3m | do lùb e |
| Sg.3f | do lùb i |
| Pl.1 | do lùb sinn |
| Pl.2 | do lùb sibh |
| Pl.3 | do lùb iad |
| Impersonal | do lùbadh |
Future
Independent
| Sg.1 | lùbaidh mi |
| Sg.2 | lùbaidh thu |
| Sg.3m | lùbaidh e |
| Sg.3f | lùbaidh i |
| Pl.1 | lùbaidh sinn |
| Pl.2 | lùbaidh sibh |
| Pl.3 | lùbaidh iad |
| Impersonal | lùbar |
Relative Independent
| Sg.1 | lùbas mi |
| Sg.2 | lùbas thu |
| Sg.3m | lùbas e |
| Sg.3f | lùbas i |
| Pl.1 | lùbas sinn |
| Pl.2 | lùbas sibh |
| Pl.3 | lùbas iad |
| Impersonal | lùbar |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | lùb mi |
| Sg.2 | lùb thu |
| Sg.3m | lùb e |
| Sg.3f | lùb i |
| Pl.1 | lùb sinn |
| Pl.2 | lùb sibh |
| Pl.3 | lùb iad |
| Impersonal | lùbar |
Conditional
Independent
| Sg.1 | lùbainn mi |
| Sg.2 | lùbadh thu |
| Sg.3m | lùbadh e |
| Sg.3f | lùbadh i |
| Pl.1 | lùbamaid sinn; lùbadh sinn |
| Pl.2 | lùbadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | lùbadh iad |
| Impersonal | lùbte |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | lùbainn mi |
| Sg.2 | lùbadh thu |
| Sg.3m | lùbadh e |
| Sg.3f | lùbadh i |
| Pl.1 | lùbamaid sinn; lùbadh sinn |
| Pl.2 | lùbadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | lùbadh iad |
| Impersonal | lùbte |
Imperative
| Sg.1 | lùbam |
| Sg.2 | lùb |
| Sg.3m | lùbadh e |
| Sg.3f | lùbadh i |
| Pl.1 | lùbamaid |
| Pl.2 | lùbaibh |
| Pl.3 | lùbadh iad |
| Impersonal | lùbar |
Verbs conjugated like lùb
aom,
bac,
bàth,
biadh,
blian,
bòc,
bog,
brath,
breab,
brùchd,
brùth,
calc,
càrd,
càrn,
ciùrr,
cleachd,
cnàmh,
cnap,
cog,
còrd, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
From Old Irish lúb, from a Germanic language, probably Old Norse hlaup (“a run”), used in the sense of a "running knot", from hlaupa (“to leap, run”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną (“to leap, run”). Compare Swedish löp-knut (“loop-knot”), Danish løb-knude (“a running knot”), Danish løb (“a course”). See: Proto-Germanic '
*hlaupaną', Danish '
løbknude'.
Translations
bend, to cause to shape into a curve
bend, to become curved
bend, to change direction
refract, to change direction
curve, bend, crook
curve, bend or turn gradually from a given direction
meander, to wind or turn
stoop, to lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals