leming

See also: Leming

English

Verb

leming

1. present participle and gerund of leme

Anagrams

• Mingle, mingle

Polish

leming

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English lemming, French lemming, German Lemming.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.miŋk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛmiŋk
• Syllabification: le‧ming

Noun

leming m animal

1. lemming (small Arctic and Subarctic rodent from any of six genera of similar rodents)
2. (derogatory, figurative) lemming, yeasayer, doormat, sheeple (someone who uncritically agrees with popular opinion or the status quo)
3. (derogatory, figurative, politics) stereotypical centrist voter, especially a middle class Civic Platform voter

   Coordinate term: fajnopolak

Declension

Declension of leming

	singular	plural
nominative	leming	lemingi
genitive	leminga	lemingów
dative	lemingowi	lemingom
accusative	leminga	lemingi
instrumental	lemingiem	lemingami
locative	lemingu	lemingach
vocative	lemingu	lemingi

Derived terms

noun

• lemingoza

Further reading

• leming in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• leming in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• leming in PWN's encyclopedia
• leming at Obserwatorium językowe Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego

Romanian

leming

Etymology

Borrowed from French lemming.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlemiŋɡ/

Noun

leming m (plural lemingi)

1. lemming

Declension

Declension of leming

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	leming	lemingul		lemingi	lemingii
genitive-dative	leming	lemingului		lemingi	lemingilor
vocative	lemingule			lemingilor

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English lemming.

Noun

leming m (plural lemings, not mutable)

1. lemming

   Synonym: llygoden Norwy

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “leming”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh-English Dictionary, Gwerin