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Lugh

Lugh proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

Lugh

  1. (Irish) 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.

Forms of Lugh

alternative formLug
alternative formLú

Origin of Lugh

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

Questions about Lugh

What does Lugh mean?
Lugh means 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.
What part of speech is Lugh?
Lugh is a proper noun.

Words near Lugh in the dictionary

  1. lugging
  2. lugging in
  3. lugging out
  4. luggings
  5. luggis
  6. Lugh
  7. Lughnasadh
  8. lughole
  9. lugholes
  10. Lughrata
  11. luging

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