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leatrom

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From leath- (lopsided, tilted) +‎ trom (weight, burden).

Noun

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leatrom m (genitive singular leatroim)

  1. uneven weight, uneven balance
  2. unevenness, inequality; oppression, affliction
  3. (bowls) bias

Declension

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Declension of leatrom (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative leatrom
vocative a leatroim
genitive leatroim
dative leatrom
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an leatrom
genitive an leatroim
dative leis an leatrom
don leatrom

Derived terms

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  • leatromach (heavier on one side, unevenly balanced, lopsided; one-sided, partial; oppressive; oppressed; distressed, afflicted; unevenly spread, scattered; heavy (with child), pregnant, adjective)
  • leatrom suain m (uneven, uneasy, sleep)
  • faoi leatrom (distressed, afflicted, adjective)

Adjective

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leatrom (genitive singular masculine leatroim, genitive singular feminine leatroime, plural leatroma, comparative leatroime)

  1. Alternative form of leatromach

Declension

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Declension of leatrom
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative leatrom leatrom leatroma
vocative leatroim leatroma
genitive leatrome leatroma leatrom
dative leatrom leatrom;
leatroim (archaic)
leatroma
Comparative níos leatrome
Superlative is leatrome

References

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Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

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leatrom m (genitive singular leatruime, plural leatroman)

  1. pregnancy
  2. counterweight

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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