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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
singular plural (m/f)
Positive 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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