leatrom

Irish

Alternative forms

• leatroime f
• leatromacht f
• leatromadh m

Etymology

From leath- (“lopsided, tilted”) +‎ trom (“weight, burden”).

Noun

leatrom m (genitive singular leatroim)

1. uneven weight, uneven balance
2. unevenness, inequality; oppression, affliction
3. (bowls) bias

Declension

Declension of leatrom

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative leatrom Vocative a leatroim Genitive leatroim Dative leatrom

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an leatrom Genitive an leatroim Dative leis an leatrom don leatrom

Derived terms

• leatromach (“heavier on one side, unevenly balanced, lopsided; one-sided, partial; oppressive; oppressed; distressed, afflicted; unevenly spread, scattered; heavy (with child), pregnant”, adjective)
• leatrom suain m (“uneven, uneasy, sleep”)
• faoi leatrom (“distressed, afflicted”, adjective)

Adjective

leatrom (genitive singular masculine leatroim, genitive singular feminine leatroime, plural leatroma, comparative leatroime)

1. Alternative form of leatromach

Declension

Declension of leatrom

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	leatrom	leatrom	leatroma
Vocative	leatroim		leatroma
Genitive		leatrome	leatroma	leatrom
Dative	leatrom	leatrom; leatroim (archaic)	leatroma
Comparative	níos leatrome
Superlative	is leatrome

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leatrom”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

leatrom m (genitive singular leatruime, plural leatroman)

1. pregnancy
2. counterweight

Synonyms

• leatromachd

Derived terms

• leatromach