leadrán

Irish

Etymology

From leadair +‎ -án.

Noun

leadrán m (genitive singular leadráin)

  1. (act of) lingering, loitering, dilly-dallying
  2. dilatoriness, slowness
  3. tedium

Declension

Declension of leadrán (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative leadrán
vocative a leadráin
genitive leadráin
dative leadrán
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an leadrán
genitive an leadráin
dative leis an leadrán
don leadrán

Derived terms

  • leadránach (“dilatory, loitering, lingering; slow, tedious”, adjective)
  • leadránacht f (“dilatoriness; tediousness”)
  • leadránaí m (“bore, tedious person”)

Further reading

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