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Italian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin limbus (“hem, fringe”). Doublet of limbo, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
lembo m (plural lembi)
- hem
- Synonym: orlo
- strip (of material or land)
Further reading
- lémbo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Latin lembus, from Ancient Greek λέμβος (lémbos).
Pronunciation
Noun
lembo m (plural lembi)
- (archaic) name of several types of watercraft, especially light, fast ones
References
Further reading
- lèmbo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
Perhaps composed of two elements, the second also being found in hulbo (“soft-headed fellow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lembo m (plural lembos, not mutable)
- (North Wales) (derogatory) slow-witted person, blockhead, idiot
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “lembo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies