leadrán

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ledrán (“act of importuning”).

Noun

leadrán m (genitive singular leadráin)

(act of) lingering, loitering, dilly-dallying
dilatoriness, slowness
tedium

Declension

Declension of leadrán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	leadrán
Vocative	a leadráin
Genitive	leadráin
Dative	leadrán

Forms with the definite article:

Case	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

"leadrán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“ledrán” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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