Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
léirthionól
léirthuisceanach
léirthuiscint
leis
léis
leisbheart
léisc
leisce
leisceoir
leisceoireacht
leisciúil
leisciúlacht
léise
leisíneach
leisíneacht
leispiach
leispiachas
leite
léite
leiteachán
leiteas
leith
leith-
leisce could be a grammatical form of:
leasc »
leisce, f. (gs. ~). 1. Laziness, sloth. ~ a dhéanamh, to laze, to give way to sloth. Giolla na ~, idle fellow, lazy-bones. Ualach ghiolla na ~, lazy man’s load. 2. Disinclination, reluctance. ~ a bheith ort rud a dhéanamh, to be loath to do sth. Ná bíodh ~ ar bith ort labhairt leis, don’t be in the least backward about speaking to him. 3. Shyness, embarrassment. ~ a chur ar dhuine, to make s.o. feel abashed. 4. (De) ~, lest, for fear that. ~ na bréige, an dearmaid, for fear of falsehood, of mistakes. ~ fearg a chur air, being loath to anger him. ~ achrann a thógáil, rather than create a disturbance. 5 : leasc. (Var: leisc f; of 1,2: ~acht f)
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
An bród, an leisce, an cotadh, a bhaint as duine, to take the pride, the laziness, the shyness, out of s.o.
~ ghiolla na leisce, the lazy man’s load.
Ualach ghiolla na leisce, lazy man’s load.
~ dhall ag leadaí na leisce, idleness rusts the mind.
