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leamh
leamh
See also: léamh
Irish
Adjective
leamh (genitive singular masculine leamh, genitive singular feminine leimhe, plural leamha, comparative leimhe)
- (literary) soft; impotent (lacking physical strength or vigor), weak
- tepid; tasteless, insipid
- lifeless, dull, uninteresting
- soft-witted; inane, silly
Declension
Declension of leamh
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | leamh | leamh¹ | leamha³ | |
| Vocative | leamh¹ | leamh¹ | leamha | |
| Genitive | leamh¹ | leimhe | leamha | leamh |
| Dative | leamh² | leamh¹ | leamha³ | |
| Comparative | leimhe | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Verb
leamh (present analytic leamhann, future analytic leamhfaidh, verbal noun leamhadh, past participle leafa)
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | leamhaim | leamhann tú; leamhair† |
leamhann sé, sí | leamhaimid | leamhann sibh | leamhann siad; leamhaid† |
a leamhann; a leamhas / a leamhann*; a leamhas* |
leamhtar |
| past | leamh mé; leamhas | leamh tú; leamhais | leamh sé, sí | leamhamar; leamh muid | leamh sibh; leamhabhair | leamh siad; leamhadar | a leamh / ar leamh* |
leamhadh | |
| past habitual | leamhainn | leamhtá | leamhadh sé, sí | leamhaimis; leamhadh muid | leamhadh sibh | leamhaidís; leamhadh siad | a leamhadh / ar leamhadh* |
leamhtaí | |
| future | leamhfaidh mé; leamhfad |
leamhfaidh tú; leamhfair† |
leamhfaidh sé, sí | leamhfaimid; leamhfaidh muid |
leamhfaidh sibh | leamhfaidh siad; leamhfaid† |
a leamhfaidh; a leamhfas / a leamhfaidh*; a leamhfas* |
leamhfar | |
| conditional | leamhfainn | leamhfá | leamhfadh sé, sí | leamhfaimis; leamhfadh muid | leamhfadh sibh | leamhfaidís; leamhfadh siad | a leamhfadh / ar leamhfadh* |
leamhfaí | |
| subjunctive | present | go leamha mé; go leamhad† |
go leamha tú; go leamhair† |
go leamha sé, sí | go leamhaimid; go leamha muid |
go leamha sibh | go leamha siad; go leamhaid† |
— | go leamhtar |
| past | dá leamhainn | dá leamhtá | dá leamhadh sé, sí | dá leamhaimis; dá leamhadh muid |
dá leamhadh sibh | dá leamhaidís; dá leamhadh siad |
— | dá leamhtaí | |
| imperative | leamhaim | leamh | leamhadh sé, sí | leamhaimis | leamhaigí; leamhaidh† |
leamhaidís | — | leamhtar | |
| verbal noun | leamhadh | ||||||||
| past participle | leafa | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Dialect form
References
- “2 lem” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “leaṁ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- “leaṁaim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "leamh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish lem (“soft, tender; weak, powerless; impotent; foolish, worthless”).
Adjective
leamh
- importunate, annoying, galling, vexing
- boring, jejune, insipid
- impertinent, shameless, saucy
- greedy, busy, officious
- raw
- glib, mealy-mouthed, flattering
References
- “2 lem” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.