liosta
See also: líosta
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲɪsˠt̪ˠə/
Etymology 1
From English list, from Old English līste (“hem, edge, strip”), from Proto-Germanic *līstǭ, and/or Old French liste (“border, band; strip of paper”), itself from the Germanic word.
Noun
liosta m (genitive singular liosta, nominative plural liostaí)
- list (register or roll of paper; codified representation of a list)
Declension
Declension of liosta
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- liostaigh (“list, enumerate”, transitive verb)
- liostáil (“enlist”, verb)
- liostáil f (“enlistment”)
Declension
Declension of liosta
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Declension
Declension of liosta
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | liosta | liosta | liosta | |
Vocative | liosta | liosta | ||
Genitive | liosta | liosta | liosta | |
Dative | liosta | liosta | liosta | |
Comparative | níos liosta | |||
Superlative | is liosta |
Alternative forms
- liostach
Derived terms
- liostachán m (“tiresome, importunate, person”)
- liostachas m (“listlessness, languidness; lingering illness”)
- liostacht f (“tediousness, tiresomeness; persistence, importunity”)
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the main entry.
Further reading
- "liosta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “lista”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- Entries containing “liosta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “liosta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology 1
From English list, from Old English līste (“hem, edge, strip”), from Proto-Germanic *līstǭ, and/or Old French liste (“border, band; strip of paper”), itself from the Germanic word.
Alternative forms
Related terms
- mì-liosta (“unimportunate, unsolicitous, unobtrusive”, adjective)
Further reading
- 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
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “lista”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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