léimm

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *lanxsman (compare Welsh llam), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light, not heavy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l͈ʲeːmʲ/

Noun

léimm n (genitive léimme, nominative plural léimmen)

  1. verbal noun of lingid
  2. jump
  3. leap

Inflection

Neuter n-stem
singular dual plural
nominative léimmN léimmN léimmenL
vocative léimmN léimmN léimmenL
accusative léimmN léimmN léimmenL
genitive léimme léimmenN léimmenN
dative léimmimL léimmenaib léimmenaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: léim
  • Manx: lheim
  • Scottish Gaelic: leum

Mutation

Mutation of léimm
radical lenition nasalization
léimm
also lléimm in h-prothesis environments		 léimm
pronounced with /lʲ-/		 léimm
also lléimm

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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