leadhb

Irish

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. strip
    1. strip of hide; hide, pelt
    2. strip of surface, of covering
    3. piece cut off something
    4. (strip of) tongue
  2. tattered thing; rag, clout
    1. ragged, slovenly, person; slattern, slut
    2. silly person, clown
    1. stroke, blow
    2. (literary) weal, welt

Declension
Declension of leadhb

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative leadhb leadhbanna
Vocative a leadhb a leadhbanna
Genitive leidhbe leadhbanna
Dative leadhb
leidhb (archaic, dialectal)		 leadhbanna

Forms with the definite article

Case 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
  • Alternative plural forms: leadhba, leadhbthacha, leadhbacha

Derived terms
  • leadhbach (“torn in strips, tattered; shabby; clownish, silly”, adjective)
  • leadhbaire m (“ragged, slovenly, person; clown, dolt”)
  • leadhbán m (“small strip; shred, tatter; tattered person; simpleton, clown; soft roe, milt”)
  • leadhb ghadhair f (“dog's tongue, hound's tongue”)
  • leadhbóg f (“shred, tatter; untidy woman; flatfish, flounder”)

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) tear in strips, rend asunder
  2. (transitive) beat, thrash
  3. (transitive) lap, lick

Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present leadhbaim leadhbann tú;
leadhbair†		 leadhbann sé, sí leadhbaimid 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 /
ar leadhb*		 leadhbadh
past habitual leadhbainn leadhbtá leadhbadh sé, sí leadhbaimis; leadhbadh muid leadhbadh sibh leadhbaidís; leadhbadh siad a leadhbadh /
ar leadhbadh*		 leadhbtaí
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 /
ar leadhbfadh*		 leadhbfaí
subjunctive 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 leadhbaim leadhb leadhbadh sé, sí leadhbaimis leadhbaigí;
leadhbaidh†		 leadhbaidís — leadhbtar
verbal noun leadhbadh
past participle leadhbtha

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

Alternative forms
  • leadhbáil

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

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