leisg

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

(noun): leisge

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʎeʃkʲ/

Adjective

leisg

lazy, indolent, slothful
cho leisg ris a' chù - very lazy (idiom, literally "as lazy as the dog")
loath, reluctant, unwilling

Synonyms

(lazy): dìomhain
(reluctant): aindeònach

Derived terms

leisgeadair

Noun

leisg f (genitive singular leisge, no plural)

laziness, sloth, slothfulness, indolence, inertia

References

Edward Dwelly (1911), “leisg”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC

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