лєм

See also: лем

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak lem, len. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn лем (lem) and Slovak len.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʎɛm]
• Rhymes: -ɛm
• Hyphenation: лєм

Adverb

лєм (ljem)

1. just, only
2. just (moments ago, recently)

   Synonym: праве (prave)

   Near-synonym: нєдавно (njedavno)

Related terms

(adverbs):

• заш лєм (zaš ljem)
• лємцо (ljemco)

(conjunctions):

• лємже (ljemže)

Particle

лєм (ljem)

1. question-forming interrogative particle

   цо ши лєм там робел? ― co ši ljem tam robel? ― what were you doing there?

2. generalization particle: ever

   кеди лєм сцеш ― kedi ljem sceš ― whenever you want

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “лєм”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy