Lugh

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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.

OriginIrish Lugh ← Old Irish Lug ← pgl ᚂᚒᚌᚐ →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Lug · alternative Lú

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*Lugus
  2. pglᚂᚒᚌᚐ
  3. Old IrishLug
  4. IrishLugh
  5. EnglishLugh

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

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Translations

Irish Lú
  • LúIrish deity

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Lugh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lugh

MLA

“Lugh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lugh. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lugh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lugh.

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