leadránach
Irish
Etymology
From leadrán (“lingering, loitering, dilly-dallying; dilatoriness, slowness; tedium”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
leadránach (genitive singular masculine leadránaigh, genitive singular feminine leadránaí, plural leadránacha, comparative leadránaí)
- dilatory, loitering, lingering; slow, tedious
Declension
Declension of leadránach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- leadránacht f (“dilatoriness; tediousness”)
References
- "leadránach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.