lem

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See also: Lem, LEM, lem', and L.E.M.

Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • len (dialectal)

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from a Proto-Albanian *leudno, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“man, people”). Alternatively formed from polem.

Noun[edit]

lem m (plural leme, definite lemi, definite plural lemet)

  1. people

Declension[edit]

Declension of lem
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative lem leme lemi lemet
accusative lemin
dative lemi lemeve lemit lemevet
ablative lemesh

Aromanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin lignum. Compare Daco-Romanian lemn.

Noun[edit]

lem n (plural lemi)

  1. wood

Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German leben, from Old High German lebēn, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną (“to live; to be alive”). Cognate with German leben, English live.

Verb[edit]

lem (auxiliary håm)

  1. (Luserna) to live at, reside
    Moine non lem atz Lusérn. ― My grandparents live in Luserna.

References[edit]

Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Danish lim, from Old Norse limr, from Proto-Germanic *limuz (“branch, limb”), cognate with Norwegian, Swedish lem, English limb, Dutch leem.

Noun[edit]

lem n (singular definite lemmet, plural indefinite lemmer)

  1. limb (arm or leg in a human or an animal)
  2. (formal) penis
  3. (dated) inmate (in an institution)
Declension[edit]
Declension of lem
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lem lemmet lemmer lemmerne
genitive lems lemmets lemmers lemmernes
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse hlemmr, from Proto-Germanic *hlammiz (“noice; lid”), cognate with Norwegian lem, Swedish läm, Old English hlemm, Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 (hlamma).

Noun[edit]

lem c (singular definite lemmen, plural indefinite lemme)

  1. hatch
  2. trapdoor
Declension[edit]
Declension of lem
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lem lemmen lemme lemmene
genitive lems lemmens lemmes lemmenes
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Icelandic[edit]

Verb[edit]

lem (weak)

  1. first-person singular present indicative of lemja
  2. second-person singular imperative of lemja

Indonesian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Dutch lijm, from Middle Dutch lijm, from Old Dutch *līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛm]
  • Hyphenation: lèm

Noun[edit]

lem or lèm

  1. glue (any sticky adhesive substance)
    Synonym: perekat

Synonyms[edit]

  • gam (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
  • perekat (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Contraction[edit]

lem (triggers lenition)

  1. (Munster) Contraction of le mo (“with my”).
    Chuir sé cúl orm lem chuid oibre.
    It left me late with my work.

Related terms[edit]

Irish preposition contractions
Basic form Contracted with Copular forms
an (“the sg”) na (“the pl”) mo (“my”) do (“your”) a (“his, her, their; which (present)”) ár (“our”) ar (“which (past)”) (before consonant) (present/future before vowel) (past/conditional before vowel)
de (“from”) den de na
desna*		 de mo
dem*		 de do
ded*, det*		 dá dár dar darb darbh
do (“to, for”) don do na
dosna*		 do mo
dom*		 do do
dod*, dot*		 dá dár dar darb darbh
faoi (“under, about”) faoin faoi na faoi mo faoi do faoina faoinár faoinar faoinarb faoinarbh
i (“in”) sa, san sna i mo
im*		 i do
id*, it*		 ina inár inar inarb inarbh
le (“with”) leis an leis na le mo
lem*		 le do
led*, let*		 lena lenár lenar lenarb lenarbh
ó (“from, since”) ón ó na
ósna*		 ó mo
óm*		 ó do
ód*, ót*		 óna ónár ónar ónarb ónarbh
trí (“through”) tríd an trí na trí mo trí do trína trínár trínar trínarb trínarbh
*Dialectal.

Livonian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *lämbin. Akin to Finnish lämmin.

Adjective[edit]

lem

  1. warm

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

lem

  1. Alternative form of leme

Middle Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Irish lem, from Proto-Celtic *limos (compare Welsh llwyf, from a variant *lēmos), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”); compare Latin ulmus.

Noun[edit]

lem m (genitive lim)

  1. elm tree
    Synonym: lemán

Etymology 2[edit]

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃lemH- (“weak, broken, soft”).

Adjective[edit]

lem

  1. soft, tender
  2. weak, powerless
  3. impotent (in sexual sense)
  4. foolish, worthless
Descendants[edit]
  • Irish: leamh

Mutation[edit]

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
lem unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

Mòcheno[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German leben, from Old High German lebēn, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną (“to live; to be alive”). Cognate with German leben, English live.

Verb[edit]

lem

  1. to live

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle High German leben, from Old High German lebēn (noun), from the verb. Cognate with German Leben.

Noun[edit]

lem n

  1. life

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse limr, from Proto-Germanic *limuz (“branch, limb”) (compare English limb).

Noun[edit]

lem (definite singular lemmen or lemen, indefinite plural lemmar or lemmer or lemar or lemer, definite plural lammane or lemmene or lemane or lemene)

  1. limb
  2. member
  3. (euphemistic) penis

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse hlemmr, from Proto-Germanic *hlammiz, as also Icelandic hlemmur.

Noun[edit]

lem m (definite singular lemmen, indefinite plural lemmar, definite plural lemmane)

  1. hatch
  2. trapdoor

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

lem

  1. inflection of lemja:
    1. present
    2. imperative
  2. imperative of lema and lemma

References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse limr, from Proto-Germanic *limuz (“branch, limb”) (compare English limb).

Noun[edit]

lem c

  1. a limb (body part)
  3. penis
    Synonym: manslem

Usage notes[edit]

(sense 2) has similar tone to English member.

Declension[edit]

Declension of lem 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lem lemmen lemmar lemmarna
Genitive lems lemmens lemmars lemmarnas

Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Vietnamese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

lem • (淋, 𥋲)

  1. smudged, soiled
    Cô Bé Lọ Lem ― Cinderella (literally, “The Soot-smeared Girl”)

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

Volapük[edit]

Noun[edit]

lem (nominative plural lems)

  1. paralysis

Declension[edit]

declension of lem
singular plural
nominative lem lems
genitive lema lemas
dative leme lemes
accusative lemi lemis
vocative 1 o lem! o lems!
predicative 2 lemu lemus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

White Hmong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Thai เลี้ยว (líao) ("to turn"), with vowel reduction.

Verb[edit]

lem

  1. to turn (to change direction of travel)
  2. to change direction when driving
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