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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. people

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Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin lignum. Compare Daco-Romanian lemn.

Noun

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lem n (plural lemi)

  1. wood

Cimbrian

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Etymology

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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

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lem (auxiliary håm)

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

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Danish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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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)
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References

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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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lem c (singular definite lemmen, plural indefinite lemme)

  1. hatch
  2. trapdoor
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Galician

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Verb

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lem

  1. (reintegrationist norm) third-person plural present indicative of ler

Icelandic

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Verb

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lem (weak)

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

Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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lem or lèm

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

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Contraction

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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.
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Livonian

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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lem

  1. warm

Middle English

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Noun

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lem

  1. Alternative form of leme

Middle Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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

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lem m (genitive lim)

  1. elm tree
    Synonym: lemán

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

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lem

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

Mutation

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Mutation of lem
radical lenition nasalization
lem unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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Mòcheno

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Etymology 1

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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

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lem

  1. to live

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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lem n

  1. life

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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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

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

Noun

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

  1. hatch
  2. trapdoor

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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lem

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

References

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Anagrams

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Swedish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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lem c

  1. a limb (major appendage of a human or animal)
  2. a member (penis)
    Synonym: manslem
    1. (colloquial, euphemistic) an organ (penis – see usage notes)
      • 1993, Ronny & Ragge (lyrics and music), “Pökpåsen [The rubber]”, in Let's Pök! [Let's Bone!]‎[1]:
        Det låg en lapp bredvid min lem. Det stod "Mors, jag har stuckit hem". Pökpåsen är min bäste vän, och tack vare den har jag kvar min lem.
        There was [lay] a note next to my organ [might be the best match for tone here – member sounds a bit too formal even jokingly, and dick a bit too vulgar]. It said, "Ciao, I've gone home." The rubber is my best friend, and thanks to it I still have my organ.

Usage notes

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Sometimes used in a more colloquial euphemistic sense in (sense 2), where it could also be translated as organ, dick, manhood, or the like.

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References

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Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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lem (, 𥋲)

  1. smudged, soiled
    Cô Bé Lọ LemCinderella (literally, The Soot-smeared Girl)

Derived terms

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Volapük

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Noun

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lem (nominative plural lems)

  1. paralysis

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White Hmong

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Etymology

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

Verb

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lem

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