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lem
lem
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Danish lim, from Old Norse limr, from Proto-Germanic *limuz (“branch, limb”) (compare English limb).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlεmˀ]
Noun
lem n (singular definite lemmet, plural indefinite lemmer)
Declension
Inflection 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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlεmˀ]
Noun
lem c (singular definite lemmen, plural indefinite lemme)
Declension
Inflection of lem
References
- “lem” in Den Danske Ordbog
Icelandic
Verb
lem (weak)
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lʲɛmˠ/
Contraction
lem (triggers lenition)
- (Munster) Contraction of le mo (“with my”).
- Chuir sé cúl orm lem chuid oibre.
- It left me late with my work.
- Chuir sé cúl orm lem chuid oibre.
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 | |
| 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. | ||||||||||
Old 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
- elm tree
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Adjective
lem
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Irish: leamh
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| lem also llem after a proclitic |
lem pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ |
lem also llem after a proclitic |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “1 lem (‘elm tree’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “2 lem (‘soft’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse limr, from Proto-Germanic *limuz (“branch, limb”) (compare English limb).
Noun
lem c
- a limb (body part)
Declension
| Inflection of lem | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | lem | lemmen | lemmar | lemmarna |
| Genitive | lems | lemmens | lemmars | lemmarnas |
Related terms
- manslem
- medlem