leatrom

Irish

Alternative forms
  • leatroime f
  • leatromacht f
  • leatromadh m

Etymology

From leath- (“lopsided, tilted”) +‎ trom (“weight, burden”).

Noun

leatrom m (genitive singular leatroim)

  1. uneven weight, uneven balance
  2. unevenness, inequality; oppression, affliction
  3. (bowls) bias

Declension
Declension of leatrom

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative leatrom
Vocative a leatroim
Genitive leatroim
Dative leatrom

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an leatrom
Genitive an leatroim
Dative leis an leatrom

don leatrom

Derived terms
  • leatromach (“heavier on one side, unevenly balanced, lopsided; one-sided, partial; oppressive; oppressed; distressed, afflicted; unevenly spread, scattered; heavy (with child), pregnant”, adjective)
  • leatrom suain m (“uneven, uneasy, sleep”)
  • faoi leatrom (“distressed, afflicted”, adjective)

Adjective

leatrom (genitive singular masculine leatroim, genitive singular feminine leatroime, plural leatroma, comparative leatroime)

  1. Alternative form of leatromach

Declension
Declension of leatrom
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative leatrom leatrom leatroma
Vocative leatroim leatroma
Genitive leatrome leatroma leatrom
Dative leatrom leatrom;
leatroim (archaic)		 leatroma
Comparative níos leatrome
Superlative is leatrome

References

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

leatrom m (genitive singular leatruime, plural leatroman)

  1. pregnancy
  2. counterweight

Synonyms

Derived terms
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