leamh
See also: léamh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish lem (“soft, tender; weak, powerless; impotent; foolish, worthless”).
Adjective
leamh (genitive singular masculine leamh, genitive singular feminine leimhe, plural leamha, comparative leimhe)
- (literary) soft; impotent (lacking physical strength or vigor), weak
- tepid; tasteless, insipid
- lifeless, dull, uninteresting
- soft-witted; inane, silly
Declension
Declension of leamh
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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 |
Verb
leamh (present analytic leamhann, future analytic leamhfaidh, verbal noun leamhadh, past participle leafa)
- (transitive, literary) make impotent, weaken
- (transitive) make tasteless
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | leamhaim | leamhann tú; leamhair† | leamhann sé, sí | leamhaimid | 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 / ar leamh* | leamhadh | |
past habitual | leamhainn | leamhtá | leamhadh sé, sí | leamhaimis; leamhadh muid | leamhadh sibh | leamhaidís; leamhadh siad | a leamhadh / ar leamhadh* | leamhtaí | |
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 / ar leamhfadh* | leamhfaí | |
subjunctive | 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 | leamhaim | leamh | leamhadh sé, sí | leamhaimis | leamhaigí; leamhaidh† | leamhaidís | — | leamhtar | |
verbal noun | leamhadh | ||||||||
past participle | leafa |
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
References
- “2 lem” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “leaṁ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- “leaṁaim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "leamh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish lem (“soft, tender; weak, powerless; impotent; foolish, worthless”).
Adjective
leamh
- importunate, annoying, galling, vexing
- boring, jejune, insipid
- impertinent, shameless, saucy
- greedy, busy, officious
- raw
- glib, mealy-mouthed, flattering
References
- “2 lem” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.