luth

See also: Luth, lùth, and lúth

English

Etymology

French

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Noun

luth (plural luths)

1. The leatherback (turtle).

References

• “luth”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Hult

French

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle French lut, from Old French leüt, leüz, probably borrowed from Old Occitan laüt or laütz, from Arabic اَلْعُود (al-ʕūd, “wood”); possibly through the intermediate of Old Spanish alod, alaut, laúd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyt/

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• Homophones: luths, lut, luts, lutte, luttent, luttes

Noun

luth m (plural luths)

1. lute, a stringed instrument

Descendants

• → Persian: لوت (lut)
• → Vietnamese: luýt

Further reading

• “luth”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French luth.

Noun

luth n (plural luthuri)

1. lute

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	luth	luthul		luthuri	luthurile
genitive-dative	luth	luthului		luthuri	luthurilor
vocative	luthule			luthurilor

Southwestern Dinka

Etymology

Cognate with Shilluk ludh.

Noun

luth

1. lungfish

References

• Dinka-English Dictionary‎, 2005