leisce

Irish

Alternative forms

leisc, leisceacht
leisge (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish leisce. By surface analysis, leasc +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈlʲɛʃcɪ/
(Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛʃcɪ/

Noun

leisce f (genitive singular leisce)

sloth, laziness, idleness
languor, lassitude
disinclination, reluctance, unwillingness, hesitation
Synonym: drogall

Declension

Declension of leisce (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms
	singular
nominative	leisce
vocative	a leisce
genitive	leisce
dative	leisce

forms with the definite article
	singular
nominative	an leisce
genitive	na leisce
dative	leis an leisce don leisce

Derived terms

giolla na leisce (“lazybones, lotus eater”)
leisceoir
leisciúil

Adjective

leisce

inflection of leasc:
1. feminine genitive singular
2. comparative degree

Further reading

“leisce”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “leisce”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leisce”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 433
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leisce”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 24