leatrom
Irish
Alternative forms
- leatroime f
- leatromacht f
- leatromadh m
Etymology
From leath- (“lopsided, tilted”) + trom (“weight, burden”).
Noun
leatrom m (genitive singular leatroim)
- uneven weight, uneven balance
- unevenness, inequality; oppression, affliction
- (bowls) bias
Declension
Declension of leatrom
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Derived terms
- leatromach (“heavier on one side, unevenly balanced, lopsided; one-sided, partial; oppressive; oppressed; distressed, afflicted; unevenly spread, scattered; heavy (with child), pregnant”, adjective)
- leatrom suain m (“uneven, uneasy, sleep”)
- faoi leatrom (“distressed, afflicted”, adjective)
Adjective
leatrom (genitive singular masculine leatroim, genitive singular feminine leatroime, plural leatroma, comparative leatroime)
- Alternative form of leatromach
Declension
Declension of leatrom
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | leatrom | leatrom | leatroma | |
| Vocative | leatroim | leatroma | ||
| Genitive | leatrome | leatroma | leatrom | |
| Dative | leatrom | leatrom; leatroim (archaic) | leatroma | |
| Comparative | níos leatrome | |||
| Superlative | is leatrome | |||
References
- "leatrom" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
leatrom m (genitive singular leatruime, plural leatroman)
- pregnancy
- counterweight
Synonyms
- leatromachd
Derived terms
- leatromach