leadránach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From leadrán (“lingering, loitering, dilly-dallying; dilatoriness, slowness; tedium”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]leadránach (genitive singular masculine leadránaigh, genitive singular feminine leadránaí, plural leadránacha, comparative leadránaí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of leadránach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | 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 |
Related terms
[edit]- leadránacht f (“dilatoriness; tediousness”)
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leadránach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN