leamh
See also: léamh
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish lem (“soft, tender; weak, powerless; impotent; foolish, worthless”).
Adjective
leamh (genitive singular masculine leamh, genitive singular feminine leimhe, plural leamha, comparative leimhe)
- (literary) soft; impotent (lacking physical strength or vigor), weak
- tepid; tasteless, insipid
- lifeless, dull, uninteresting
- soft-witted; inane, silly
Declension
Declension of leamh
Verb
leamh (present analytic leamhann, future analytic leamhfaidh, verbal noun leamhadh, past participle leafa)
- (transitive, literary) make impotent, weaken
- (transitive) make tasteless
Conjugation
conjugation of leamh (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 lem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish lem (“soft, tender; weak, powerless; impotent; foolish, worthless”).
Adjective
leamh
- importunate, annoying, galling, vexing
- boring, jejune, insipid
- impertinent, shameless, saucy
- greedy, busy, officious
- raw
- glib, mealy-mouthed, flattering
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 lem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Categories:
- Irish terms inherited from Middle Irish
- Irish terms derived from Middle Irish
- Irish lemmas
- Irish adjectives
- Irish literary terms
- Irish verbs
- Irish transitive verbs
- Irish first-conjugation verbs of class A
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives