spadánta

Irish

Alternative forms

sbadanta, spadannta, spadanta (superseded)
spadalach

Etymology

From spadán (“lethargic person”) +‎ -ta

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠpˠəˈd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpˠad̪ˠɑːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpˠad̪ˠan̪ˠt̪ˠə/[1]

Adjective

spadánta

sluggish, lethargic

Declension

Declension of spadánta

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	spadánta	spadánta	spadánta
Vocative	spadánta	spadánta	spadánta
Genitive	spadánta	spadánta	spadánta	spadánta
Dative	spadánta	spadánta	spadánta
Comparative	níos spadánta
Superlative	is spadánta

References

Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8

Further reading

“spadánta”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “spadánta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 676
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “spadánta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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