leisce

Irish

Alternative forms

• leisc, leisceacht
• leisge (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish leisce. By surface analysis, leasc +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈlʲɛʃcɪ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛʃcɪ/

Noun

leisce f (genitive singular leisce)

1. sloth, laziness, idleness
2. languor, lassitude
3. disinclination, reluctance, unwillingness, hesitation

   Synonym: drogall

Declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative leisce Vocative a leisce Genitive leisce Dative leisce

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an leisce Genitive na leisce Dative leis an leisce don leisce

Declension of leisce

Fourth declension

Derived terms

• giolla na leisce (“lazybones, lotus eater”)
• leisceoir
• leisciúil

Adjective

leisce

1. inflection of leasc:
   1. feminine genitive singular
   2. comparative degree

Further reading

• “leisce”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leisce”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leisce”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 433
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leisce”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 24