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liosta.

list (register or roll of paper; codified representation of a list)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈl̠ʲɪsˠt̪ˠə/

  1. list (register or roll of paper; codified representation of a list)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From English list, from Old English līste (“hem, edge, strip”), from Proto-West Germanic *līstā, and/or Old French liste (“border, band; strip of paper”), itself from the Germanic word.

noun/ˈl̠ʲɪsˠt̪ˠə/

  1. list

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English list.

adj/ˈl̠ʲɪsˠt̪ˠə/

  1. slow, tedious

  2. irksome, tiresome

  3. persistent, importunate

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish lista (“tedious, wearisome; persistent, tenacious”).

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