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leisciúil
leisciúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- leisceamhail (obsolete)
Adjective
leisciúil (genitive singular masculine leisciúil, genitive singular feminine leisciúla, plural leisciúla, comparative leisciúla)
Declension
Declension of leisciúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | leisciúil | leisciúil¹ | leisciúla³ | |
| Vocative | leisciúil¹ | leisciúla | ||
| Genitive | leisciúil¹ (archaic) leisciúla¹ |
leisciúla | leisciúla | leisciúil |
| Dative | leisciúil² | leisciúil¹ | leisciúla³ | |
| Comparative | níos leisciúla | |||
| Superlative | is leisciúla | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- leisciúlacht f (“laziness, slothfulness; reluctance”)
References
- "leisciúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.