leamh
See also: léamh
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish lem (“soft, tender; weak, powerless; impotent; foolish, worthless”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
leamh (genitive singular masculine leamh, genitive singular feminine leimhe, plural leamha, comparative leimhe)
Declension
Verb
leamh (present analytic leamhann, future analytic leamhfaidh, verbal noun leamhadh, past participle leafa)
Conjugation
conjugation of leamh (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 / a 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 / a 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
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 lem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leamh”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 425
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish lem (“soft, tender; weak, powerless; impotent; foolish, worthless”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l̠ʲɛv/
Adjective
leamh
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 lem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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