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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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