Albanian edit

Alternative forms edit

  • lendialectal

Etymology edit

Possibly from a Proto-Albanian *leudno, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (man, people). Alternatively formed from polem.

Noun edit

lem m (plural leme, definite lemi, definite plural lemet)

  1. people

Declension edit

Aromanian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin lignum. Compare Daco-Romanian lemn.

Noun edit

lem n (plural lemi)

  1. wood

Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German leben, from Old High German lebēn, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną (to live; to be alive). Cognate with German leben, English live.

Verb edit

lem (auxiliary håm)

  1. (Luserna) to live at, reside
    Moine non lem atz Lusérn.My grandparents live in Luserna.

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Danish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Danish lim, from Old Norse limr, from Proto-Germanic *limuz (branch, limb), cognate with Norwegian, Swedish lem, English limb, Dutch leem.

Noun edit

lem n (singular definite lemmet, plural indefinite lemmer)

  1. limb (arm or leg in a human or an animal)
  2. (formal) penis
  3. (dated) inmate (in an institution)
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Derived terms edit

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Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse hlemmr, from Proto-Germanic *hlammiz (noice; lid), cognate with Norwegian lem, Swedish läm, Old English hlemm, Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 (hlamma).

Noun edit

lem c (singular definite lemmen, plural indefinite lemme)

  1. hatch
  2. trapdoor
Declension edit
Derived terms edit

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Galician edit

Verb edit

lem

  1. (reintegrationist norm) third-person plural present indicative of ler

Icelandic edit

Verb edit

lem (weak)

  1. first-person singular present indicative of lemja
  2. second-person singular imperative of lemja

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Etymology edit

From Dutch lijm, from Middle Dutch lijm, from Old Dutch *līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛm]
  • Hyphenation: lèm

Noun edit

lem or lèm

  1. glue (any sticky adhesive substance)
    Synonym: perekat

Synonyms edit

  • gam (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
  • perekat (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

Contraction edit

lem (triggers lenition)

  1. (Munster) Contraction of le mo (with my).
    Chuir sé cúl orm lem chuid oibre.
    It left me late with my work.

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Livonian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *lämbin. Akin to Finnish lämmin.

Adjective edit

lem

  1. warm

Middle English edit

Noun edit

lem

  1. Alternative form of leme

Middle Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Irish lem, from Proto-Celtic *limos (compare Welsh llwyf, from a variant *lēmos), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (mountain elm); compare Latin ulmus.

Noun edit

lem m (genitive lim)

  1. elm tree
    Synonym: lemán

Etymology 2 edit

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃lemH- (weak, broken, soft).

Adjective edit

lem

  1. soft, tender
  2. weak, powerless
  3. impotent (in sexual sense)
  4. foolish, worthless
Descendants edit
  • Irish: leamh

Mutation edit

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
lem unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

Mòcheno edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle High German leben, from Old High German lebēn, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną (to live; to be alive). Cognate with German leben, English live.

Verb edit

lem

  1. to live

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle High German leben, from Old High German lebēn (noun), from the verb. Cognate with German Leben.

Noun edit

lem n

  1. life

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse limr, from Proto-Germanic *limuz (branch, limb) (compare English limb).

Noun edit

lem (definite singular lemmen or lemen, indefinite plural lemmar or lemmer or lemar or lemer, definite plural lammane or lemmene or lemane or lemene)

  1. limb
  2. member
  3. (euphemistic) penis

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse hlemmr, from Proto-Germanic *hlammiz, as also Icelandic hlemmur.

Noun edit

lem m (definite singular lemmen, indefinite plural lemmar, definite plural lemmane)

  1. hatch
  2. trapdoor

Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

lem

  1. inflection of lemja:
    1. present
    2. imperative
  2. imperative of lema and lemma

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Anagrams edit

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse limr, from Proto-Germanic *limuz (branch, limb) (compare English limb).

Noun edit

lem c

  1. a limb (body part)
  2. penis
    Synonym: manslem

Usage notes edit

(sense 2) has similar tone to English member.

Declension edit

Declension of lem 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lem lemmen lemmar lemmarna
Genitive lems lemmens lemmars lemmarnas

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See also edit

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Vietnamese edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

lem (, 𥋲)

  1. smudged, soiled
    Cô Bé Lọ LemCinderella (literally, The Soot-smeared Girl)

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Derived terms

Volapük edit

Noun edit

lem (nominative plural lems)

  1. paralysis

Declension edit

White Hmong edit

Etymology edit

From Thai เลี้ยว (líao) ("to turn"), with vowel reduction.

Verb edit

lem

  1. to turn (to change direction of travel)
  2. to change direction when driving