Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• lèim

Noun

leum m ‎(genitive singular leuma, plural leuman or leumannan)

1. verbal noun of leum
2. jump, leap, skip, spring, bound, dash, frisk, start

   leum gàbhaidh‎ ― a dangerous leap

3. emission

Derived terms

• bliadhna-leum ‎(“leap year”)
• dì-leum ‎(“fetter”)

Verb

leum ‎(past leum, future leumaidh, verbal noun leum, past participle leumte)

1. leap, bound, spring, skip, frisk, hop, jump, start
2. bleed (nose)
3. pass (as time, or through space)

   Nuair a leumas e an Fhéill-Brìghde, chan earb an sionnach 'earball ris an deigh.‎ ― When Candlemas is past, the fox will not trust his tail to the ice.

   Leum e air a' mheadhan-oidhche.‎ ― It passed midnight.

4. make a slip of the tongue

   Leum mo theanga orm.‎ ― My tongue slipped. I put my foot in it.