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

Positive	singular		plural
	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