See also: leim, Leim, and lèim

Irish edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Irish léimm,[1] from Proto-Celtic *lanxsman (compare Welsh llam), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (light, not heavy). The verb is denominal from the noun; the Old Irish verb lingid gave Modern ling, which is now literary.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

léim f (genitive singular léime, nominative plural léimeanna)

  1. verbal noun of léim
  2. jump, leap
  3. obstacle to be jumped
  4. (geography) chasm, promontory
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Verb edit

léim (present analytic léimeann, future analytic léimfidh, verbal noun léim, past participle léimthe)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) jump, leap, bound
  2. start
  3. fly up, out
  4. rush at, attack
  5. skip (over)
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit
  • aisléim (recoil, intransitive verb)
Descendants edit
  • Yola: leam

Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

léim

  1. first-person singular present indicative/imperative of léigh

References edit

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “léimm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 80, page 43
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 153, page 60