laghdú

Irish

Alternative forms

  • laghadughadh, laghdughadh, laighdigheadh, laighdiughadh, laigheadú, laigheadughadh (obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠeːd̪ˠu/, (older) /ˈl̪ˠɤːd̪ˠu/[1]

Noun

laghdú m (genitive singular laghdaithe, nominative plural laghduithe)

  1. verbal noun of laghdaigh (to lessen)
  2. decrease
  3. diminution
  4. reduction (act, process or result of reducing)
  5. abatement
  6. curtailment
  7. depletion

Declension

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 29

Further reading

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