lem

See also: Lem, LEM, lem', and L.E.M.

Albanian

Alternative forms

• len (dialectal)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *lèud-no, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“man, people”)

Noun

lem m

1. people

Related terms

• polem

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Cimbrian

Verb

lem

1. to live at, reside

References

• Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛmˀ]
• Rhymes: -ɛmˀ

Etymology 1

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

Noun

lem n (singular definite lemmet, plural indefinite lemmer)

1. limb
2. penis
3. member

Declension

Declension of lem

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lem	lemmet	lemmer	lemmerne
genitive	lems	lemmets	lemmers	lemmernes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hlemmr.

Noun

lem c (singular definite lemmen, plural indefinite lemme)

1. hatch
2. trapdoor

Declension

Declension of lem

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lem	lemmen	lemme	lemmene
genitive	lems	lemmens	lemmes	lemmenes

References

• “lem” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Icelandic

Verb

lem (weak)

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

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʲɛmˠ/

Contraction

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.

Related terms

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
fara (“along with, beside”)	fairis an	fairis na	fara mo	fara do	farana	faranár	faranar		faranarb	faranarbh
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.

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Livonian

Etymology

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

Adjective

lem

1. warm

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Middle Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l͈ʲeṽ/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

lem m (genitive lim)

1. elm tree

   Synonym: lemán

Etymology 2

Adjective

lem

1. soft, tender
2. weak, powerless
3. impotent (in sexual sense)
4. foolish, worthless

Descendants

• Irish: leamh

Mutation

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

• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 lem (‘elm tree’)”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “2 lem (‘soft’)”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɛm]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

lem

1. limb
2. penis
3. member

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hlemmr.

Noun

lem

1. hatch
2. trapdoor

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Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

lem c

1. a limb (body part)

Declension

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

Related terms

• manslem
• medlem

See also

• läm

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Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• nhem

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɛm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɛm˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɛm˧˧]

Adjective

lem (淋, 𥋲)

1. smudged, soiled

Derived terms

Derived terms

• lấm lem
• lem luốc
• lem nhem (từ láy)

 

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Volapük

Noun

lem (nominative plural lems)

1. paralysis

Declension

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