leisciúil

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From leisce (“laziness, sloth”) +‎ -úil (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /lʲɛʃˈcuːlʲ/[3]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛʃcuːlʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛʃculʲ/

Adjective

leisciúil (genitive singular masculine leisciúil, genitive singular feminine leisciúla, plural leisciúla, comparative leisciúla)

  1. lazy, slothful
  2. reluctant, loath
  3. shy

Declension

Declension of leisciúil
Positive singular plural
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

  • leisciúlacht f (“laziness, slothfulness; reluctance”)

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leiscemail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “leisceaṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 656; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  3. ^ 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

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