# leadhb
## Irish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /lʲai(ə)bˠ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /l̠ʲeːbˠ/, [l̠ʲɛə̯bˠ]

### Noun

leadhb f (genitive singular leidhbe, nominative plural leadhbanna or leadhba or leadhbthacha)
* strip (e.g. of a hide, of a covering, etc.)
* tattered thing; rag, clout
* ragged, slovenly, person; slattern, slut
* silly person, clown
* stroke, blow
* (literary) weal, welt

#### 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

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

### Verb

leadhb (present analytic leadhbann, future analytic leadhbfaidh, verbal noun leadhbadh, past participle leadhbtha) (transitive)
* tear in strips, rend asunder
* beat, thrash
* lap, lick

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | leadhbaim | leadhbann tú; leadhbair$^†$ | leadhbann sé, sí | leadhbaimid | leadhbann sibh | leadhbann siad; leadhbaid$^†$ | a leadhbann; a leadhbas | leadhbtar |
| indicative | past | leadhb mé; leadhbas | leadhb tú; leadhbais | leadhb sé, sí | leadhbamar; leadhb muid | leadhb sibh; leadhbabhair | leadhb siad; leadhbadar | a leadhb / ar leadhb* | leadhbadh |
| indicative | past habitual | leadhbainn | leadhbtá | leadhbadh sé, sí | leadhbaimis; leadhbadh muid | leadhbadh sibh | leadhbaidís; leadhbadh siad | a leadhbadh / a leadhbadh* | leadhbtaí |
| future | future | leadhbfaidh mé; leadhbfad | leadhbfaidh tú; leadhbfair$^†$ | leadhbfaidh sé, sí | leadhbfaimid; leadhbfaidh muid | leadhbfaidh sibh | leadhbfaidh siad; leadhbfaid$^†$ | a leadhbfaidh; a leadhbfas | leadhbfar |
| conditional | conditional | leadhbfainn | leadhbfá | leadhbfadh sé, sí | leadhbfaimis; leadhbfadh muid | leadhbfadh sibh | leadhbfaidís; leadhbfadh siad | a leadhbfadh / a 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 |
| subjunctive | 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 | imperative | leadhbaim | leadhb | leadhbadh sé, sí | leadhbaimis | leadhbaigí; leadhbaidh$^†$ | leadhbaidís | — | leadhbtar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | leadhbadh | leadhbadh | leadhbadh | leadhbadh | leadhbadh | leadhbadh | leadhbadh | leadhbadh |
| past participle | past participle | leadhbtha | leadhbtha | leadhbtha | leadhbtha | leadhbtha | leadhbtha | leadhbtha | leadhbtha |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form

#### Alternative forms

* leadhbáil

#### Derived terms

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ledb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ 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
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 157, page 61

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leadhb”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN