leadhb
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish ledb (“strip of skin or leather, weal”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]leadhb f (genitive singular leidhbe, nominative plural leadhbanna or leadhba or leadhbthacha)
- strip (e.g. of a hide, of a covering, etc.)
- tattered thing; rag, clout
- ragged, slovenly, person; slattern, slut
- silly person, clown
- stroke, blow
- (literary) weal, welt
Declension
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- Alternative plural forms: leadhba, leadhbthacha, leadhbacha
Derived terms
[edit]- leadhb ghadhair f (“dog's tongue”)
- leadhbach (“tattered; clownish”, adjective)
- leadhbaire m (“slovenly, person”)
- leadhbán m (“small strip”)
- leadhbóg f (“shred; flatfish”)
- leidhbín m
Verb
[edit]leadhb (present analytic leadhbann, future analytic leadhbfaidh, verbal noun leadhbadh, past participle leadhbtha) (transitive)
Conjugation
[edit]conjugation of leadhb (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Alternative forms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- leadhbálaí m (“cajoler, flatterer, sycophant”)
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ledb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 116, page 62
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 157, page 61
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leadhb”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN