leisciúil
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From leisce (“laziness, sloth”) + -úil (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /lʲɛʃˈcuːlʲ/[3]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛʃcuːlʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛʃculʲ/
Adjective
[edit]leisciúil (genitive singular masculine leisciúil, genitive singular feminine leisciúla, plural leisciúla, comparative leisciúla)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | leisciúil | leisciúil | leisciúla | |
| vocative | leisciúil | leisciúla | ||
| genitive | leisciúla | leisciúla | leisciúil | |
| dative | leisciúil | leisciúil | leisciúla | |
| Comparative | níos leisciúla | |||
| Superlative | is leisciúla | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- leisciúlacht f (“laziness, slothfulness; reluctance”)
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leiscemail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “leisceamhail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 165, page 85
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leisciúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN