lem

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lem"

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • len — dialectal

Etymology

Possibly from a Proto-Albanian *leudno, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“man, people”). Alternatively formed from polem.

Noun

lem m (plural leme, definite lemi, definite plural lemet)

  1. people

Declension

Declension of lem
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lem lemi leme lemet
accusative lemin
dative lemi lemit lemeve lemeve
ablative lemesh

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin lignum. Compare Daco-Romanian lemn.

Noun

lem n (plural lemi)

  1. wood

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German leben, from Old High German lebēn, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną (“to live; to be alive”). Cognate with German leben, English live.

Verb

lem (auxiliary håm)

  1. (Luserna) to live at, reside
    Moine non lem atz Lusérn. ― My grandparents live in Luserna.

References

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛmˀ/, [ˈlɛmˀ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛmˀ

Etymology 1

From Old Danish lim, from Old Norse limr, from Proto-Germanic *limuz (“branch, limb”), cognate with Norwegian, Swedish lem, English limb, Dutch leem.

Noun

lem n (singular definite lemmet, plural indefinite lemmer)

  1. limb (arm or leg in a human or an animal)
  2. (formal) penis
  3. (dated) inmate (in an institution)
Declension
Declension of lem
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lem lemmet lemmer lemmerne
genitive lems lemmets lemmers lemmernes
Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hlemmr, from Proto-Germanic *hlammiz (“noice; lid”), cognate with Norwegian lem, Swedish läm, Old English hlemm, Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 (hlamma).

Noun

lem c (singular definite lemmen, plural indefinite lemme)

  1. hatch
  2. trapdoor
Declension
Declension of lem
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lem lemmen lemme lemmene
genitive lems lemmens lemmes lemmenes
Derived terms

References

Galician

Verb

lem

  1. (reintegrationist norm) third-person plural present indicative of ler

Icelandic

Verb

lem (weak)

  1. first-person singular present indicative of lemja
  2. second-person singular imperative of lemja

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch lijm, from Middle Dutch lijm, from Old Dutch *līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

lèm (plural lem-lem)

  1. glue (any sticky adhesive substance)
    Synonym: perekat
  2. adhesive
    Synonym: perekat

Synonyms

  • gam (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
  • perekat (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Derived terms

  • leman
  • mengelem
  • pengelem
  • pengeleman
  • lem batang
  • lem dingin
  • lem ikan
  • lem kanji
  • lem kental
  • lem laminasi
  • lem panas
  • lem super
  • lem tembak
  • lem tulang
  • lem vinil

Further reading

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lʲɛmˠ/

Contraction

lem (triggers lenition)

  1. (Munster) contraction of le mo (“with my”)
    Chuir sé cúl orm lem chuid oibre.
    It left me late with my work.
Irish preposition contractions
Basic form Contracted with Copular forms
an (“the sg”) na (“the pl”) mo (“my”) do (“your”) a (“his, her, their; which (present)”) ár (“our”) ar (“which (past)”) (before consonant) (present/future before vowel) (past/conditional before vowel)
de (“from”) den de na
desna*		 de mo
dem*		 de do
ded*, det*		 dá dár dar darb darbh
do (“to, for”) don do na
dosna*		 do mo
dom*		 do do
dod*, dot*		 dá dár dar darb darbh
faoi (“under, about”) faoin faoi na faoi mo faoi do faoina faoinár faoinar faoinarb faoinarbh
i (“in”) sa, san sna i mo
im*		 i do
id*, it*		 ina inár inar inarb inarbh
le (“with”) leis an leis na le mo
lem*		 le do
led*, let*		 lena lenár lenar lenarb lenarbh
ó (“from, since”) ón ó na
ósna*		 ó mo
óm*		 ó do
ód*, ót*		 óna ónár ónar ónarb ónarbh
trí (“through”) tríd an trí na trí mo trí do trína trínár trínar trínarb trínarbh
*Dialectal.

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lämbin. Akin to Finnish lämmin.

Adjective

lem

  1. warm

Middle English

Noun

lem

  1. alternative form of leme

Middle Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l͈ʲeβ̃/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish lem, from Proto-Celtic *limos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”).

Noun

lem m (genitive lim)

  1. elm tree
    Synonym: lemán

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃lemH- (“weak, broken, soft”).

Adjective

lem

  1. soft, tender
  2. weak, powerless
  3. impotent (in sexual sense)
  4. foolish, worthless
Descendants
  • Irish: leamh
  • Scottish Gaelic: leamh

Mutation

Mutation of lem
radical lenition nasalization
lem
also llem after a proclitic
ending in a vowel 		lem
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ 		unchanged

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

Further reading

Mòcheno

Etymology 1

From Middle High German leben, from Old High German lebēn, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną (“to live; to be alive”). Cognate with German leben, English live.

Verb

lem

  1. to live

Etymology 2

From Middle High German leben, from Old High German lebēn (noun), from the verb. Cognate with German Leben.

Noun

lem n

  1. life

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lɛm]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse limr, from Proto-Germanic *limuz (“branch, limb”) (compare English limb).

Noun

lem (definite singular lemmen or lemen, indefinite plural lemmar or lemmer or lemar or lemer, definite plural lammane or lemmene or lemane or lemene)

  1. limb
  2. member
  3. (euphemistic) penis

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hlemmr, from Proto-Germanic *hlammiz, as also Icelandic hlemmur.

Noun

lem m (definite singular lemmen, indefinite plural lemmar, definite plural lemmane)

  1. hatch
  2. trapdoor

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lem

  1. inflection of lemja:
    1. present
    2. imperative
  2. imperative of lema and lemma

References

Anagrams

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *limos (compare Welsh llwyf, from a variant *leimos), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”); compare Latin ulmus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [l͈ʲeβ̃]

Noun

lem m (genitive lim)

  1. elm tree
Declension
Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative lem lemL limL
vocative lim lemL lemuH
accusative lemN lemL lemuH
genitive limL lem lemN
dative lemL lemaib lemaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃lemH- (“weak, broken, soft”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [l͈ʲeβ̃]

Adjective

lem

  1. soft, tender
  2. weak, powerless
Declension
o/ā-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative lem lem lem
vocative lim*
lem**
accusative lem lim
genitive lim lime lim
dative lem lim lem
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative lim lema
vocative lemu
lema†
accusative lemu
lema†
genitive lem
dative lemaib

*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Descendants

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [l͈ʲem]

Pronoun

lem

  1. first-person singular of la
Descendants
  • Scottish Gaelic: leam

Mutation

Mutation of lem
radical lenition nasalization
lem
also llem in h-prothesis environments		 lem
pronounced with /lʲ-/		 lem
also llem

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

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse limr, from Proto-Germanic *limuz (“branch, limb”) (compare English limb).

Noun

lem c

  1. a limb (major appendage of a human or animal)
  3. a member (penis)
    Synonym: manslem
    1. (colloquial, euphemistic) an organ (penis – see usage notes)
      • 1993, Ronny & Ragge, “Pökpåsen [The rubber]”, in Let's Pök! [Let's Bone!]‎[1]:
        Det låg en lapp bredvid min lem. Det stod "Mors, jag har stuckit hem". Pökpåsen är min bäste vän, och tack vare den har jag kvar min lem.
        There was [lay] a note next to my organ [might be the best match for tone here – member sounds a bit too formal even jokingly, and dick a bit too vulgar]. It said, "Ciao, I've gone home." The rubber is my best friend, and thanks to it I still have my organ.

Usage notes

Sometimes used in a more colloquial euphemistic sense in (sense 2), where it could also be translated as organ, dick, manhood, or the like.

Declension

Declension of lem
nominative genitive
singular indefinite lem lems
definite lemmen lemmens
plural indefinite lemmar lemmars
definite lemmarna lemmarnas

See also

References

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • nhem

Pronunciation

Adjective

lem • (淋, 𥋲)

  1. smudged, soiled
    Cô Bé Lọ Lem ― Cinderella (literally, “The Soot-smeared Girl”)

Derived terms

Volapük

Noun

lem (nominative plural lems)

  1. paralysis

Declension

Declension of lem
singular plural
nominative lem lems
genitive lema lemas
dative leme lemes
accusative lemi lemis
vocative 1 o lem! o lems!
predicative 2 lemu lemus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

White Hmong

Etymology

From Thai เลี้ยว (líao) ("to turn"), with vowel reduction.

Verb

lem

  1. to turn (to change direction of travel)
  2. to change direction when driving
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