leamh

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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)

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

Declension

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

References


Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Adjective

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