léim

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See also: leim, Leim, and lèim

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish léimm,[1] from Proto-Celtic *lanxsman (compare Welsh llam), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light, not heavy”). The verb is denominal from the noun; the Old Irish verb lingid gave Modern ling, which is now literary.

Pronunciation

Noun

léim f (genitive singular léime, nominative plural léimeanna)

  1. verbal noun of léim
  2. jump, leap
  3. obstacle to be jumped
  4. (geography) chasm, promontory
Declension
Declension of léim (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative léim léimeanna
vocative a léim a léimeanna
genitive léime léimeanna
dative léim léimeanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an léim na léimeanna
genitive na léime na léimeanna
dative leis an léim
don léim 		leis na léimeanna
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Verb

léim (present analytic léimeann, future analytic léimfidh, verbal noun léim, past participle léimthe)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) jump, leap, bound
  2. start
  3. fly up, out
  4. rush at, attack
  5. skip (over)
Conjugation
conjugation of léim (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present léimim léimeann tú;
léimir† 		léimeann sé, sí léimimid léimeann sibh léimeann siad;
léimid† 		a léimeann; a léimeas léimtear
past léim mé; léimeas léim tú; léimis léim sé, sí léimeamar; léim muid léim sibh; léimeabhair léim siad; léimeadar a léim /
ar léim* 		léimeadh
past habitual léiminn léimteá léimeadh sé, sí léimimis; léimeadh muid léimeadh sibh léimidís; léimeadh siad a léimeadh /
a léimeadh* 		léimtí
future léimfidh mé;
léimfead 		léimfidh tú;
léimfir† 		léimfidh sé, sí léimfimid;
léimfidh muid 		léimfidh sibh léimfidh siad;
léimfid† 		a léimfidh; a léimfeas léimfear
conditional léimfinn léimfeá léimfeadh sé, sí léimfimis; léimfeadh muid léimfeadh sibh léimfidís; léimfeadh siad a léimfeadh /
a léimfeadh* 		léimfí
subjunctive present go léime mé;
go léimead† 		go léime tú;
go léimir† 		go léime sé, sí go léimimid;
go léime muid 		go léime sibh go léime siad;
go léimid† 		— go léimtear
past dá léiminn dá léimteá dá léimeadh sé, sí dá léimimis;
dá léimeadh muid 		dá léimeadh sibh dá léimidís;
dá léimeadh siad 		— dá léimtí
imperative léimim léim léimeadh sé, sí léimimis léimigí;
léimidh† 		léimidís — léimtear
verbal noun léim
past participle léimthe

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms
  • aisléim (“recoil”, intransitive verb)
Descendants
  • → Yola: leam

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

léim

  1. first-person singular present indicative/imperative of léigh

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “léimm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 80, page 43
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 153, page 60
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