leadhb

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ledb (“strip of skin or leather, weal”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

leadhb f (genitive singular leidhbe, nominative plural leadhbanna or leadhba or leadhbacha)

  1. strip (e.g. of a hide, of a covering, etc.)
  2. tattered thing; rag, clout
  3. ragged, slovenly, person; slattern, slut
  4. silly person, clown
  5. stroke, blow
  6. (literary) weal, welt

Declension

Declension of leadhb (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative leadhb leadhbanna
vocative a leadhb a leadhbanna
genitive leidhbe leadhbanna
dative leadhb
leidhb (archaic, dialectal) 		leadhbanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an leadhb na leadhbanna
genitive na leidhbe na leadhbanna
dative leis an leadhb
leis an leidhb (archaic, dialectal)
don leadhb
don leidhb (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na leadhbanna

Derived terms

  • leadhb ghadhair f (“dog's tongue”)
  • leadhbach (“tattered; clownish”, adjective)
  • leadhbaire m (“slovenly, person”)
  • leadhbán m (“small strip”)
  • leadhbóg f (“shred; flatfish”)
  • leidhbín m

Descendants

  • → Yola: libe

Verb

leadhb (present analytic leadhbann, future analytic leadhbfaidh, verbal noun leadhbadh, past participle leadhbtha) (transitive)

  1. to tear in strips, rend asunder
  2. to beat, thrash
  3. to lap, lick

Conjugation

Conjugation of leadhb (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present leadhbaim leadhbann tú;
leadhbair† 		leadhbann sé, sí leadhbaimid; leadhbann muid leadhbann sibh leadhbann siad;
leadhbaid† 		a leadhbann; a leadhbas leadhbtar
past leadhb mé; leadhbas leadhb tú; leadhbais leadhb sé, sí leadhbamar; leadhb muid leadhb sibh; leadhbabhair leadhb siad; leadhbadar a leadhb leadhbadh
past habitual leadhbainn leadhbtá leadhbadh sé, sí leadhbaimis; leadhbadh muid leadhbadh sibh leadhbaidís; leadhbadh siad a leadhbadh leadhbtaí
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future leadhbfaidh mé;
leadhbfad 		leadhbfaidh tú;
leadhbfair† 		leadhbfaidh sé, sí leadhbfaimid;
leadhbfaidh muid 		leadhbfaidh sibh leadhbfaidh siad;
leadhbfaid† 		a leadhbfaidh; a leadhbfas leadhbfar
conditional leadhbfainn leadhbfá leadhbfadh sé, sí leadhbfaimis; leadhbfadh muid leadhbfadh sibh leadhbfaidís; leadhbfadh siad a leadhbfadh leadhbfaí
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go leadhba mé;
go leadhbad† 		go leadhba tú;
go leadhbair† 		go leadhba sé, sí go leadhbaimid;
go leadhba muid 		go leadhba sibh go leadhba siad;
go leadhbaid† 		— go leadhbtar
past dá leadhbainn dá leadhbtá dá leadhbadh sé, sí dá leadhbaimis;
dá leadhbadh muid 		dá leadhbadh sibh dá leadhbaidís;
dá leadhbadh siad 		— dá leadhbtaí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— leadhbaim leadhb leadhbadh sé, sí leadhbaimis leadhbaigí;
leadhbaidh† 		leadhbaidís — leadhbtar
past participle leadhbtha
verbal noun leadhbadh

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Alternative forms

  • leadhbáil

Derived terms

  • leadhbálaí m (“cajoler, flatterer, sycophant”)

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ledb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 116, page 62
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 157, page 61

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “leaḋb”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 639; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “leadhb”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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