leisciúil

leisciúil

Irish

Alternative forms

• leisceamhail (obsolete)

Etymology

From leisce (“laziness, sloth”) +‎ -úil (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [lʲɛʃˈcuːlʲ]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈl̠ʲɛʃcuːlʲ]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈl̠ʲɛʃculʲ]

Adjective

leisciúil (genitive singular masculine leisciúil, genitive singular feminine leisciúla, plural leisciúla, comparative leisciúla)

1. lazy, slothful
2. reluctant, loath
3. shy

Declension

Declension of leisciúil

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	leisciúil	leisciúil	leisciúla
Vocative	leisciúil		leisciúla
Genitive		leisciúla	leisciúla	leisciúil
Dative	leisciúil	leisciúil	leisciúla
Comparative	níos leisciúla
Superlative	is leisciúla

Derived terms

• leisciúlacht f (“laziness, slothfulness; reluctance”)

References

• "leisciúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.