leadránach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom leadrán (“lingering”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editleadránach (genitive singular masculine leadránaigh, genitive singular feminine leadránaí, plural leadránacha, comparative leadránaí)
Declension
editsingular | plural (m/f) | |||
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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 (“tediousness”)
References
edit- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 249, page 125
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leadránach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN