spadánta

Irish

Alternative forms

sbadanta, spadannta, spadanta (superseded)
spadalach

Etymology

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

Further reading

“spadánta” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
“spadánta” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 676.
"spadánta" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

References

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

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