leisciúil

Irish

Alternative forms

leisgeamhuil (obsolete)^[1]
leisceamhail (superseded)^[2]

Etymology

From leisce (“laziness, sloth”) +‎ -úil (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /lʲɛʃˈcuːlʲ/^[3]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛʃcuːlʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛʃculʲ/

Adjective

leisciúil (genitive singular masculine leisciúil, genitive singular feminine leisciúla, plural leisciúla, comparative leisciúla)

Declension

Declension of leisciúil

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	leisciúil	leisciúil	leisciúla
Vocative	leisciúil	leisciúil	leisciúla
Genitive	leisciúil	leisciúla	leisciúla	leisciúil
Dative	leisciúil	leisciúil	leisciúla
Comparative	níos leisciúla
Superlative	is leisciúla

Derived terms

leisciúlacht f (“laziness, slothfulness; reluctance”)

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leiscemail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “leisceamhail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 165, page 85