Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lugh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
lugh
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A pre-Christian Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past: the son of Cian and Ethniu.

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Lugh, from Old Irish Lug, from Primitive Irish ᚂᚒᚌᚐ (luga), from Proto-Celtic *Lugus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Lug (alternative) Lú (alternative)

Phrases

Lámhfhada () Samh-ildánach () Lonnbeimnech () Macnia () mac Ethlenn mac Ethnenn

Frequently Paired Words

Lámhfhada () Samh-ildánach () Lonnbeimnech () Macnia () mac Ethlenn mac Ethnenn

Questions

What does lugh mean?
A pre-Christian Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past: the son of Cian and Ethniu.
Where does lugh come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce lugh

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