leisciúil

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

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

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Derived terms

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References

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  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) “leisceamhail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 165, page 85

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