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leadhb

Irish

Noun

leadhb f ‎(genitive singular leidhbe, nominative plural leadhbanna or leadhba)

strip
1. strip of hide; hide, pelt
2. strip of surface, of covering
3. piece cut off something
4. (strip of) tongue
tattered thing; rag, clout
1. ragged, slovenly, person; slattern, ****
2. silly person, clown
1. stroke, blow
2. (literary) weal, welt

Declension

Declension of leadhb

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	leadhb	leadhbanna
Vocative	a leadhb	a leadhbanna
Genitive	leidhbe	leadhbanna
Dative	leadhb leidhb (archaic, dialectal)	leadhbanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an leadhb	na leadhbanna
Genitive	na leidhbe	na leadhbanna
Dative	leis an leadhb leis an leidhb (archaic, dialectal) don leadhb don leidhb (archaic, dialectal)	leis na leadhbanna

Alternative plural forms: leadhba, leadhbthacha, leadhbacha

Derived terms

Terms derived from leadhb

leadhbach ‎(“torn in strips, tattered; shabby; clownish, silly”, adjective)
leadhbaire m ‎(“ragged, slovenly, person; clown, dolt”)

leadhbán m ‎(“small strip; shred, tatter; tattered person; simpleton, clown; soft roe, milt”)
leadhb ghadhair f ‎(“dog's tongue, hound's tongue”)

leadhbóg f ‎(“shred, tatter; untidy woman; flatfish, flounder”)

Verb

leadhb ‎(present analytic leadhbann, future analytic leadhbfaidh, verbal noun leadhbadh, past participle leadhbtha)

(transitive) tear in strips, rend asunder
(transitive) beat, thrash
(transitive) lap, lick

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	leadhbaim	leadhbann tú; leadhbair^†	leadhbann sé, sí	leadhbaimid	leadhbann sibh	leadhbann siad; leadhbaid^†	a leadhbann; a leadhbas / a leadhbann; a leadhbas	leadhbtar
	past	leadhb mé; leadhbas	leadhb tú; leadhbais	leadhb sé, sí	leadhbamar; leadhb muid	leadhb sibh; leadhbabhair	leadhb siad; leadhbadar	a leadhb / ar leadhb*	leadhbadh
	past habitual	leadhbainn	leadhbtá	leadhbadh sé, sí	leadhbaimis; leadhbadh muid	leadhbadh sibh	leadhbaidís; leadhbadh siad	a leadhbadh / ar leadhbadh*	leadhbtaí
	future	leadhbfaidh mé; leadhbfad	leadhbfaidh tú; leadhbfair^†	leadhbfaidh sé, sí	leadhbfaimid; leadhbfaidh muid	leadhbfaidh sibh	leadhbfaidh siad; leadhbfaid^†	a leadhbfaidh; a leadhbfas / a leadhbfaidh; a leadhbfas	leadhbfar
conditional		leadhbfainn	leadhbfá	leadhbfadh sé, sí	leadhbfaimis; leadhbfadh muid	leadhbfadh sibh	leadhbfaidís; leadhbfadh siad	a leadhbfadh / ar leadhbfadh*	leadhbfaí
subjunctive	present	go leadhba mé; go leadhbad^†	go leadhba tú; go leadhbair^†	go leadhba sé, sí	go leadhbaimid; go leadhba muid	go leadhba sibh	go leadhba siad; go leadhbaid^†	—	go leadhbtar
subjunctive	past	dá leadhbainn	dá leadhbtá	dá leadhbadh sé, sí	dá leadhbaimis; dá leadhbadh muid	dá leadhbadh sibh	dá leadhbaidís; dá leadhbadh siad	—	dá leadhbtaí
imperative		leadhbaim	leadhb	leadhbadh sé, sí	leadhbaimis	leadhbaigí; leadhbaidh^†	leadhbaidís	—	leadhbtar
verbal noun		leadhbadh
past participle		leadhbtha

* Indirect relative
† Dialect form

Alternative forms

leadhbáil

Derived terms

leadhbálaí m ‎(“cajoler, flatterer, sycophant”)

References

"leadhb" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“ledb” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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leadhb

leadhb

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