liosta

See also: líosta

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲɪsˠt̪ˠə/

Etymology 1

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

liosta m (genitive singular liosta, nominative plural liostaí)

1. list (register or roll of paper; codified representation of a list)

Declension

Declension of liosta

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative liosta liostaí Vocative a liosta a liostaí Genitive liosta liostaí Dative liosta liostaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an liosta na liostaí Genitive an liosta na liostaí Dative leis an liosta don liosta leis na liostaí

Derived terms

• liostaigh (“list, enumerate”, transitive verb)
• liostáil (“enlist”, verb)
• liostáil f (“enlistment”)

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English list.

Noun

liosta m (genitive singular liosta)

1. (nautical) list

Declension

Declension of liosta

Fourth declension

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

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an liosta Genitive an liosta Dative leis an liosta don liosta

Etymology 3

From Old Irish lista (“tedious, wearisome; persistent, tenacious”).

Adjective

liosta

1. slow, tedious
2. irksome, tiresome
3. persistent, importunate

Declension

Declension of liosta

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
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

• liostach

Derived terms

• liostachán m (“tiresome, importunate, person”)
• liostachas m (“listlessness, languidness; lingering illness”)
• liostacht f (“tediousness, tiresomeness; persistence, importunity”)

 

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

liosta m sg

1. genitive singular of liost (“teasel”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “liosta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lista”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “liosta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “liosta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

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

liosta f (genitive singular liosta, plural liostaichean)

1. list (of items)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish lista (“tedious, wearisome; persistent, tenacious”).

Adjective

liosta

1. boring, tedious, prolix

   Synonyms: fadalach, màirnealach, sàraichte

2. importunate

Alternative forms

• liosda

Related terms

• mì-liosta (“unimportunate, unsolicitous, unobtrusive”, adjective)

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “liosta”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lista”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language