léimneach
Irish
Alternative forms
- léimreach
Etymology
From Middle Irish lemennach, leimnech, from the root of léim (“to jump”).
Noun
léimneach f (genitive singular léimní)
- jumping
- leaping
Declension
Declension of léimneach
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Adjective
léimneach (genitive singular masculine léimnigh, genitive singular feminine léimní, plural léimneacha, not comparable)
- leaping
- bounding
- jumping
Declension
Declension of léimneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | léimneach | léimneach | léimneacha | |
| Vocative | léimnigh | léimneacha | ||
| Genitive | léimní | léimneacha | léimneach | |
| Dative | léimneach | léimneach; léimnigh (archaic) | léimneacha | |
| Comparative | níos léimní | |||
| Superlative | is léimní | |||
Further reading
- “léimneach” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “léimmennach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 léimnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 léimnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “léimneaċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 432.
- "léimneach" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.