leamh

See also: léamh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish lem (“soft”).[1]

Pronunciation

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
    Synonyms: neamhspéisiúil, neamhshuimiúil
  4. soft-witted; inane, silly

Declension

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

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of leamh (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present leamhaim leamhann tú;
leamhair† 		leamhann sé, sí leamhaimid; leamhann muid leamhann sibh leamhann siad;
leamhaid† 		a leamhann; a leamhas leamhtar
past leamh mé; leamhas leamh tú; leamhais leamh sé, sí leamhamar; leamh muid leamh sibh; leamhabhair leamh siad; leamhadar a leamh leamhadh
past habitual leamhainn leamhtá leamhadh sé, sí leamhaimis; leamhadh muid leamhadh sibh leamhaidís; leamhadh siad a leamhadh leamhtaí
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future leamhfaidh mé;
leamhfad 		leamhfaidh tú;
leamhfair† 		leamhfaidh sé, sí leamhfaimid;
leamhfaidh muid 		leamhfaidh sibh leamhfaidh siad;
leamhfaid† 		a leamhfaidh; a leamhfas leamhfar
conditional leamhfainn leamhfá leamhfadh sé, sí leamhfaimis; leamhfadh muid leamhfadh sibh leamhfaidís; leamhfadh siad a leamhfadh leamhfaí
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go leamha mé;
go leamhad† 		go leamha tú;
go leamhair† 		go leamha sé, sí go leamhaimid;
go leamha muid 		go leamha sibh go leamha siad;
go leamhaid† 		— go leamhtar
past dá leamhainn dá leamhtá dá leamhadh sé, sí dá leamhaimis;
dá leamhadh muid 		dá leamhadh sibh dá leamhaidís;
dá leamhadh siad 		— dá leamhtaí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— leamhaim leamh leamhadh sé, sí leamhaimis leamhaigí;
leamhaidh† 		leamhaidís — leamhtar
past participle leafa
verbal noun leamhadh

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

References

  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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish lem (“soft, tender; weak, powerless; impotent; foolish, worthless”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Skye) IPA(key): /ʎɛv/, [ʎæ̃f][2]

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

  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. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 35
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