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léim

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See also: leim, Leim, and lèim

Irish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish léimm,[1] from Proto-Celtic *lanxsman (compare Welsh llam), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (light, not heavy). The verb is denominal from the noun; the Old Irish verb lingid gave Modern ling, which is now literary.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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léim f (genitive singular léime, nominative plural léimeanna)

  1. verbal noun of léim
  2. jump, leap
  3. obstacle to be jumped
  4. (geography) chasm, promontory
Declension
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Declension of léim (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative léim léimeanna
vocative a léim a léimeanna
genitive léime léimeanna
dative léim léimeanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an léim na léimeanna
genitive na léime na léimeanna
dative leis an léim
don léim
leis na léimeanna
Alternative forms
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Derived terms
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Verb

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léim (present analytic léimeann, future analytic léimfidh, verbal noun léim, past participle léimthe)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) jump, leap, bound
  2. start
  3. fly up, out
  4. rush at, attack
  5. skip (over)
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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  • aisléim (recoil, intransitive verb)
Descendants
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  • Yola: leam

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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léim

  1. first-person singular present indicative/imperative of léigh

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “léimm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 80, page 43
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 153, page 60