early
1 adverb before expectedgo luath go mochhe got up early this morning d'éirigh sé go moch ar maidin, d'éirigh sé go luath ar maidinthe bell rang five minutes early bhuail an clog cúig nóiméad luathshe went home twenty minutes early chuaigh sí abhaile fiche nóiméad luath, chuaigh sí abhaile fiche nóiméad níos luaithethe harvest started early this year thosaigh an fómhar go luath i mbliana 2 (also early on) adverb in time period, process, etcgo luath I did the exam early in February rinne mé an scrúdú go luath i mí Feabhraearly in her career go luath ina gairmréimearly in the play ag tús an drámaearly next year go luath an bhliain seo chugainn, ag tús na bliana seo chugainnshe'll be back early tomorrow morning beidh sí ar ais go luath maidin amárachit happened early on in the process tharla sé ag tús an phróisis, tharla sé go luath sa phróiseasbabies recognise sounds very early aithníonn leanaí fuaimeanna agus iad an-ógshe started working very early bhí sí an-óg nuair a thosaigh sí ag obairShow full entry
3 adjective before expectedluath adj1 the bus was early bhí an bus luathshe was early for the meeting bhí sí luath don chruinniúas early as the stone age chomh luath leis an gclochaois, chomh fada siar leis an gclochaoischildren start school as early as four years old tosaíonn páistí ar an scoil chomh hóg le ceithre bliana d'aoisit's too early to say is deacair a rá go fóillit's too early to know who'll stay tá sé róluath lena rá cé a fhanfaidh, ní fios go fóill cé a fhanfaidhI was delighted at her early arrival bhí lúcháir orm nuair a tháinig sí go luaththe doctors suspect that it's early cancer measann na dochtúirí gur ailse luath atá ann 4 adjective BOT crops, flowers, etcluath adj1 luath- prefearly crop luathbharr masc1, barr luathearly growth fás luath, fás tús earraighearly potatoes prátaí luatha, prátaí céadfhómhair 5 adjective in time period, process, etcluath adj1 luath- prefnot much is known about the country's early history níl mórán ar eolas faoi luathstair na tíre, is beag atá ar eolas faoi stair luath na tírethey got married in the early nineties phós siad go luath sna nóchaidí, phós siad ag tús na nóchaidíthe Early Christian Era an Luathré ChríostaíEarly Modern Ireland Éire sa Nua-Aois Luath 6 adjective among the firstthe early attempts na chéad iarrachtaí, na hiarrachtaí luathathe early years of the war blianta tosaigh an chogaidh, blianta luatha an chogaidhthe disease was still in the early stages bhí an galar fós ina thús, bhí an galar fós ina thosach, ní raibh an galar ach ina thúsyou should do it at the earliest opportunity ba cheart duit é a dhéanamh chomh luath agus is féidir leat, ba cheart duit é a dhéanamh a luaithe a bheidh seans agat, ba chóir duit é a dhéanamh chomh tiubh géar agus a thig leatat your earliest opportunity ar do luathchaoithiúlacht, chomh luath in Éirinn agus a bheidh deis agat, a luaithe a thig leat