leatromach
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From leatrom (“uneven weight, uneven balance; unevenness, inequality; oppression, affliction”) + -ach.
Adjective
leatromach
- heavier on one side, unevenly balanced, lopsided
- one-sided, partial; oppressive
- oppressed; distressed, afflicted
- unevenly spread, scattered
- heavy (with child), pregnant
Declension
Declension of leatromach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | leatromach | leatromach | leatromacha | |
| Vocative | leatromaigh | leatromacha | ||
| Genitive | leatromaí | leatromacha | leatromach | |
| Dative | leatromach | leatromach; leatromaigh (archaic) |
leatromacha | |
| Comparative | níos leatromaí | |||
| Superlative | is leatromaí | |||
Derived terms
- grá leatromach m (“unrequited love”)
References
- "leatromach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Adjective
leatromach (genitive singular masculine leatromaich, genitive singular feminine leatromaich, nominative plural leatromach, comparative leatromaiche)
Declension
First declension; forms of the positive degree:
| Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | leatromach | leatromach | leatromach |
| Vocative | leatromaich | leatromaich | leatromach |
| Genitive | leatromaich | leatromaich | learomach |
| Dative | leatromach | leatromaich | leatromach |
Comparative/superlative: leatromaiche
Related terms
- leatromachd f (“pregnancy; counterweight”)
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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