leatrom
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
- leatroime f
- leatromacht f
- leatromadh m
Etymology edit
From leath- (“lopsided, tilted”) + trom (“weight, burden”).
Noun edit
leatrom m (genitive singular leatroim)
- uneven weight, uneven balance
- unevenness, inequality; oppression, affliction
- (bowls) bias
Declension edit
Declension of leatrom
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- leatromach (“heavier on one side, unevenly balanced, lopsided; one-sided, partial; oppressive; oppressed; distressed, afflicted; unevenly spread, scattered; heavy (with child), pregnant”, adjective)
- leatrom suain m (“uneven, uneasy, sleep”)
- faoi leatrom (“distressed, afflicted”, adjective)
Adjective edit
leatrom (genitive singular masculine leatroim, genitive singular feminine leatroime, plural leatroma, comparative leatroime)
- Alternative form of leatromach
Declension edit
Declension of leatrom
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “leatrom”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic edit
Noun edit
leatrom m (genitive singular leatruime, plural leatroman)