liosta
Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From English list, from Old English līste (“hem, edge, strip”), from Proto-Germanic *līstǭ, and/or Old French liste (“border, band; strip of paper”), itself from the Germanic word.
Noun[edit]
liosta m (genitive singular liosta, nominative plural liostaí)
- list (register or roll of paper; codified representation of a list)
Declension[edit]
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
liosta m (genitive singular liosta)
Declension[edit]
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 3[edit]
From Old Irish lista (“tedious, wearisome; persistent, tenacious”).
Adjective[edit]
liosta
Declension[edit]
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | liosta | liosta | liosta | |
Vocative | liosta | liosta | ||
Genitive | liosta | liosta | liosta | |
Dative | liosta | liosta | liosta | |
Comparative | níos liosta | |||
Superlative | is liosta |
Alternative forms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- liostachán m (“tiresome, importunate, person”)
- liostachas m (“listlessness, languidness; lingering illness”)
- liostacht f (“tediousness, tiresomeness; persistence, importunity”)
Etymology 4[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
liosta m sg
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “liosta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lista”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “liosta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “liosta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From English list, from Old English līste (“hem, edge, strip”), from Proto-Germanic *līstǭ, and/or Old French liste (“border, band; strip of paper”), itself from the Germanic word.
Noun[edit]
liosta f (genitive singular liosta, plural liostaichean)
- list (of items)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Irish lista (“tedious, wearisome; persistent, tenacious”).
Adjective[edit]
liosta
- boring, tedious, prolix
- Synonyms: fadalach, màirnealach, sàraichte
- importunate
Alternative forms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- mì-liosta (“unimportunate, unsolicitous, unobtrusive”, adjective)
Further reading[edit]
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “liosta”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lista”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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