lembo

See also: Lembo

Italian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin limbus (“hem, fringe”). Doublet of limbo, a borrowing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlem.bo/
  • Rhymes: -embo
  • Hyphenation: lém‧bo

Noun

lembo m (plural lembi)

  1. hem
    Synonym: orlo
  2. strip (of material or land)

Further reading
  • lémbo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin lembus, from Ancient Greek λέμβος (lémbos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛm.bo/, /ˈlem.bo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛmbo, -embo
  • Hyphenation: lèm‧bo, lém‧bo

Noun

lembo m (plural lembi)

  1. (archaic) name of several types of watercraft, especially light, fast ones

References
  1. lembo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading
  • lèmbo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • llembo

Etymology

Perhaps composed of two elements, the second also being found in hulbo (“soft-headed fellow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛmbɔ/

Noun

lembo m (plural lembos, not mutable)

  1. (North Wales) (derogatory) slow-witted person, blockhead, idiot

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “lembo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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