leispiach

Irish

Etymology

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Adjective

leispiach (plural leispiacha)

  1. lesbian

Declension

Declension of leispiach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative leispiach leispiach leispiacha
vocative leispiach leispiacha
genitive leispiaiche leispiacha leispiach
dative leispiach leispiach leispiacha
Comparative níos leispiaiche
Superlative is leispiaiche

Derived terms

  • leispiachas (lesbianism)

Noun

leispiach m (genitive singular leispiaigh, nominative plural leispiaigh)

  1. lesbian

Declension

Declension of leispiach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative leispiach leispiaigh
vocative a leispiaigh a leispiacha
genitive leispiaigh leispiach
dative leispiach leispiaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an leispiach na leispiaigh
genitive an leispiaigh na leispiach
dative leis an leispiach
don leispiach
leis na leispiaigh

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leispiach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • lesbian”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025