leasc

Irish

Alternative forms

• leasg (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish lesc.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /lʲasˠk/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /l̠ʲasˠk/

Adjective

leasc (genitive singular masculine leasc, genitive singular feminine leisce, plural leasca, comparative leisce)

1. sluggish

   Synonyms: spadánta, marbhánta

2. lazy

   Synonyms: leisciúil, falsa

3. reluctant (not wanting to take some action), loath, unwilling (predicative construction with le)

   Synonym: drogallach

   Is leasc liom é sin a dhéanamh.

   I am reluctant/loath/unwilling to do that.

4. slow (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)

   Synonym: mall

5. (medicine) indolent (causing little or no physical pain; healing slowly)

Declension

Declension of leasc

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	leasc	leasc	leasca
vocative	leasc		leasca
genitive		leisce	leasca	leasc
dative	leasc	leasc	leasca
Comparative	níos leisce
Superlative	is leisce

Derived terms

• leisce
• leisciúil

Further reading

• “leasc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 lesc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leasc”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 427
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leasc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 22