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luaithe could be a grammatical form of: luath »
EXACT MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
luaithe1. 1. f. (gs. ~). Quickness, swiftness; earliness. Ar a ~, at the earliest; first thing. Cá ~? How soon? Dá ~, however fast. Dá ~ is ea is fearr é, the sooner the better. A ~ a fuair sé é, as soon as he got it. Ní beag a ~, it will come soon enough. 2. gsf. & comp. of luath1.
luaithe2, var. gs. of luaith1.
PHRASES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ní luaithe ~ ná anall é, he is forever changing course, vacillating.
Cá luaithe a thiocfaidh sé? How soon will he come?
Ní luaithe thall ná abhus é, he is no sooner here than there.
Ba luaithe a ligfinn leis na madraí é, I’d sooner let the dogs have it.
Níor luaithe istigh ~ amuigh é, he was no sooner in than out.
An ~ is luaithe, is moille, at the earliest, latest.
Ní luaithe ina suí ná ina ~ í, she never takes, never gets, time to sit down.
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