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Irish
Pronunciation
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
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English list.
Noun
liosta m (genitive singular liosta)
- (nautical) list
Declension
Etymology 3
From Old Irish lista (“tedious, wearisome; persistent, tenacious”).
Adjective
liosta
- slow, tedious
- irksome, tiresome
- persistent, importunate
Declension
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| Vocative
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| Genitive
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| Dative
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| Comparative
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níos liosta
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| Superlative
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is liosta
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Alternative forms
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 corresponding lemma form.
Noun
liosta m sg
- genitive singular of liost (“teasel”)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “liosta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lista”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- 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.
Noun
liosta f (genitive singular liosta, plural liostaichean)
- list (of items)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish lista (“tedious, wearisome; persistent, tenacious”).
Adjective
liosta
- boring, tedious, prolix
- Synonyms: fadalach, màirnealach, sàraichte
- importunate
Alternative forms
Related terms
- mì-liosta (“unimportunate, unsolicitous, unobtrusive”, adjective)
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “liosta”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lista”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language