leadránach

Irish

Etymology

From leadrán (lingering) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /lʲɑˈd̪ˠɾˠɑ̃ːn̪ˠəx/[1]

Adjective

leadránach (genitive singular masculine leadránaigh, genitive singular feminine leadránaí, plural leadránacha, comparative leadránaí)

  1. slow, tedious

Declension

Declension of leadránach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative leadránach leadránach leadránacha
vocative leadránaigh leadránacha
genitive leadránaí leadránacha leadránach
dative leadránach leadránach;
leadránaigh (archaic)
leadránacha
Comparative níos leadránaí
Superlative is leadránaí

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 249, page 125

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