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lem

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lem"

Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. people

Declension

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Declension of lem
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lem lemi leme lemet
accusative lemin
dative lemi lemit lemeve lemeve
ablative lemesh

Aromanian

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Etymology

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From Latin lignum. Compare Daco-Romanian lemn.

Noun

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lem n (plural lemi)

  1. wood

Cimbrian

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Etymology

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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

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lem (auxiliary håm)

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

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Danish

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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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)
Declension
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Declension of lem
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lem lemmet lemmer lemmerne
genitive lems lemmets lemmers lemmernes
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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lem c (singular definite lemmen, plural indefinite lemme)

  1. hatch
  2. trapdoor
Declension
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Declension of lem
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lem lemmen lemme lemmene
genitive lems lemmens lemmes lemmenes
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Galician

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Verb

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lem

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

Icelandic

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Verb

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lem (weak)

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

Indonesian

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Etymology

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

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

Noun

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lèm (plural lem-lem)

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

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

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Contraction

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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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Irish preposition contractions
Basic form Contracted with Copular forms
an (“the sg”) na (“the pl”) mo (“my”) do (“your”) a (“his, her, their; which (present)”) ár (“our”) ar (“which (past)”) (before consonant) (present/future before vowel) (past/conditional before vowel)
de (“from”) den de na
desna*		 de mo
dem*		 de do
ded*, det*		 dá dár dar darb darbh
do (“to, for”) don do na
dosna*		 do mo
dom*		 do do
dod*, dot*		 dá dár dar darb darbh
faoi (“under, about”) faoin faoi na faoi mo faoi do faoina faoinár faoinar faoinarb faoinarbh
i (“in”) sa, san sna i mo
im*		 i do
id*, it*		 ina inár inar inarb inarbh
le (“with”) leis an leis na le mo
lem*		 le do
led*, let*		 lena lenár lenar lenarb lenarbh
ó (“from, since”) ón ó na
ósna*		 ó mo
óm*		 ó do
ód*, ót*		 óna ónár ónar ónarb ónarbh
trí (“through”) tríd an trí na trí mo trí do trína trínár trínar trínarb trínarbh
*Dialectal.

Livonian

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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lem

  1. warm

Middle English

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Noun

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lem

  1. Alternative form of leme

Middle Irish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish lem, from Proto-Celtic *limos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”).

Noun

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lem m (genitive lim)

  1. elm tree
    Synonym: lemán

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

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lem

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

Mutation

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Mutation of lem
radical lenition nasalization
lem
also llem after a proclitic
ending in a vowel 		lem
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ 		unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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Mòcheno

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Etymology 1

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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

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lem

  1. to live

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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lem n

  1. life

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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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

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

Noun

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

  1. hatch
  2. trapdoor

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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lem

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

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Anagrams

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Old Irish

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Celtic *limos (compare Welsh llwyf, from a variant *leimos), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”); compare Latin ulmus.

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Noun

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lem m (genitive lim)

  1. elm tree
Declension
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Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative lem lemL limL
vocative lim lemL lemuH
accusative lemN lemL lemuH
genitive limL lem lemN
dative lemL lemaib lemaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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lem

  1. soft, tender
  2. weak, powerless
Declension
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o/ā-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative lem lem lem
vocative lim*
lem**
accusative lem lim
genitive lim lime lim
dative lem lim lem
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative lim lema
vocative lemu
lema†
accusative lemu
lema†
genitive lem
dative lemaib

*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Descendants
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Etymology 3

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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lem

  1. first-person singular of la
Descendants
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  • Scottish Gaelic: leam

Mutation

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Mutation of lem
radical lenition nasalization
lem
also llem after a proclitic
ending in a vowel 		lem
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ 		unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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Swedish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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lem c

  1. a limb (major appendage of a human or animal)
  3. a member (penis)
    Synonym: manslem
    1. (colloquial, euphemistic) an organ (penis – see usage notes)
      • 1993, Ronny & Ragge, “Pökpåsen [The rubber]”, in Let's Pök! [Let's Bone!]‎[1]:
        Det låg en lapp bredvid min lem. Det stod "Mors, jag har stuckit hem". Pökpåsen är min bäste vän, och tack vare den har jag kvar min lem.
        There was [lay] a note next to my organ [might be the best match for tone here – member sounds a bit too formal even jokingly, and dick a bit too vulgar]. It said, "Ciao, I've gone home." The rubber is my best friend, and thanks to it I still have my organ.

Usage notes

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Sometimes used in a more colloquial euphemistic sense in (sense 2), where it could also be translated as organ, dick, manhood, or the like.

Declension

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Declension of lem
nominative genitive
singular indefinite lem lems
definite lemmen lemmens
plural indefinite lemmar lemmars
definite lemmarna lemmarnas
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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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lem • (淋, 𥋲)

  1. smudged, soiled
    Cô Bé Lọ Lem ― Cinderella (literally, “The Soot-smeared Girl”)

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Volapük

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Noun

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lem (nominative plural lems)

  1. paralysis

Declension

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Declension of lem
singular plural
nominative lem lems
genitive lema lemas
dative leme lemes
accusative lemi lemis
vocative 1 o lem! o lems!
predicative 2 lemu lemus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

White Hmong

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Etymology

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

Verb

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lem

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