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léim

léim

See also: leim, Leim, and lèim

Irish

Verb

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

  1. (transitive, intransitive) jump
    1. leap, bound
    2. start
    3. fly up, out
    4. rush at, attack
    5. skip (over)
Conjugation
  • Alternative verbal nouns: léimeadh m, léimint f
Derived terms
  • aisléim (recoil, intransitive verb)

Noun

léim f (genitive singular léime, nominative plural léimeanna)

  1. verbal noun of léim
  2. jump
    1. leap
    2. sudden jump, start
    3. obstacle to be jumped
  3. (geography) chasm, promontory
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

  • léighim (obsolete)

Verb

léim

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

References

  • "léim" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • léimm” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.