leisg

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• (noun): leisge

Adjective

leisg

1. lazy, indolent, slothful

   cho leisg ris a' chù - very lazy (idiom, literally "as lazy as the dog")

2. loath, reluctant, unwilling

Synonyms

• (lazy): dìomhain
• (reluctant): aindeònach

Derived terms

• leisgeadair
• leisgeul

Noun

leisg f (genitive singular leisge, no plural)

1. laziness, sloth, slothfulness, indolence, inertia

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “leisg”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Complied by Malcolm MacLennan)