laghdú

laghdú

Irish

Alternative forms

• laghadughadh, laghdughadh, laighdigheadh, laighdiughadh, laigheadú, laigheadughadh (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠeːd̪ˠu/, (older) /ˈl̪ˠɤːd̪ˠu/[1]

Noun

laghdú m (genitive singular laghdaithe, nominative plural laghduithe)

1. verbal noun of laghdaigh (“to lessen”)
2. decrease
3. diminution
4. reduction (act, process or result of reducing)
5. abatement
6. curtailment
7. depletion

Declension

Declension of laghdú

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative laghdú laghduithe Vocative a laghdú a laghduithe Genitive laghdaithe laghduithe Dative laghdú laghduithe

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an laghdú na laghduithe Genitive an laghdaithe na laghduithe Dative leis an laghdú don laghdú leis na laghduithe

Further reading

• “laghdú” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lagdugad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “laġḋuġaḋ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 413.
• "laghdú" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

References

1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 29