léimneach

Irish

Alternative forms

• léimreach

Etymology

From Middle Irish lemennach, leimnech, from the root of léim (“to jump”).

Noun

léimneach f (genitive singular léimní)

1. jumping
2. leaping

Declension

Declension of léimneach (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative léimneach vocative a léimneach genitive léimní dative léimneach léimnigh (archaic, dialectal) forms with the definite article case singular nominative an léimneach genitive na léimní dative leis an léimneach leis an léimnigh (archaic, dialectal) don léimneach don léimnigh (archaic, dialectal)

Adjective

léimneach (genitive singular masculine léimnigh, genitive singular feminine léimní, plural léimneacha, not comparable)

1. leaping
2. bounding
3. jumping

Declension

Declension of léimneach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	léimneach	léimneach	léimneacha
vocative	léimnigh		léimneacha
genitive		léimní	léimneacha	léimneach
dative	léimneach	léimneach; léimnigh (archaic)	léimneacha
Comparative	níos léimní
Superlative	is léimní

Further reading

• “léimneach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “léimmennach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 léimnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 léimnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “léimneaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 432
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “léimneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN