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leamh

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See also: léamh

Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish lem (soft).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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leamh (genitive singular masculine leamh, genitive singular feminine leimhe, plural leamha, comparative leimhe)

  1. (literary) soft; impotent (lacking physical strength or vigor), weak
  2. tepid; tasteless, insipid
  3. lifeless, dull, uninteresting
    Synonyms: neamhspéisiúil, neamhshuimiúil
  4. soft-witted; inane, silly

Declension

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Declension of leamh
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative leamh leamh leamha
vocative leamh leamha
genitive leimhe leamha leamh
dative leamh leamh leamha
Comparative níos leimhe
Superlative is leimhe

Derived terms

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Verb

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leamh (present analytic leamhann, future analytic leamhfaidh, verbal noun leamhadh, past participle leafa)

  1. (transitive, literary) make impotent, weaken
  2. (transitive) make tasteless

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 lem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 144, page 57

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish lem (soft, tender; weak, powerless; impotent; foolish, worthless).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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leamh

  1. importunate, annoying, galling, vexing
  2. boring, jejune, insipid
  3. impertinent, shameless, saucy
  4. greedy, busy, officious
  5. raw
  6. glib, mealy-mouthed, flattering

References

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