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

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	leisce
Vocative	a leisce
Genitive	leisce
Dative	leisce

Forms with the definite article

Case	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” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “leisce”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
“leisce” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 433.
"leisce" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 24

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