leamh

See also: léamh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lem (“soft, tender; weak, powerless; impotent; foolish, worthless”).

Adjective

leamh (genitive singular masculine leamh, genitive singular feminine leimhe, plural leamha, comparative leimhe)

  1. (literary) soft; impotent (lacking physical strength or vigor), weak
  2. tepid; tasteless, insipid
  3. lifeless, dull, uninteresting
  4. soft-witted; inane, silly

Declension
Declension of leamh
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative leamh leamh leamha
Vocative leamh leamha
Genitive leimhe leamha leamh
Dative leamh leamh leamha
Comparative níos leimhe
Superlative is leimhe

Verb

leamh (present analytic leamhann, future analytic leamhfaidh, verbal noun leamhadh, past participle leafa)

  1. (transitive, literary) make impotent, weaken
  2. (transitive) make tasteless

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 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 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
† Archaic or 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, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • “leaṁaim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 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

  1. importunate, annoying, galling, vexing
  2. boring, jejune, insipid
  3. impertinent, shameless, saucy
  4. greedy, busy, officious
  5. raw
  6. glib, mealy-mouthed, flattering

References
  • “2 lem” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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