giolla na leisce

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “servant of laziness”

Noun

giolla na leisce m (genitive singular ghiolla na leisce, nominative plural giollaí na leisce)

lazybones, lotus-eater

Derived terms

ualach ghiolla na leisce (“lazy man's load”)

Further reading

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

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