leisce

Irish

Alternative forms

• leisc, leisceacht
• leisge (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish leisce. By surface analysis, leasc +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈlʲɛʃcɪ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛʃcɪ/

Noun

leisce f (genitive singular leisce)

1. sloth, laziness, idleness
2. languor, lassitude
3. disinclination, reluctance, unwillingness, hesitation

   Synonym: drogall

Declension

Declension of leisce (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative leisce vocative a leisce genitive leisce dative leisce forms with the definite article case singular nominative an leisce genitive na leisce dative leis an leisce don leisce

Derived terms

• giolla na leisce (“lazybones, lotus eater”)
• leisceoir
• leisciúil

Adjective

leisce

1. inflection of leasc:
   1. feminine genitive singular
   2. comparative degree

Further reading

• “leisce”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leisce”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leisce”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 433
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leisce”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 24