"lem" meaning in Middle Irish

See lem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /l͈ʲeṽ/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], lem [mutation, mutation-radical]
Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃lemH- (“weak, broken, soft”). Etymology templates: {{der|mga|ine-pro|*h₃lemH-|t=weak, broken, soft}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃lemH- (“weak, broken, soft”) Head templates: {{head|mga|adjective}} lem Inflection templates: {{mga-mutation|l|em}}
  1. soft, tender
    Sense id: en-lem-mga-adj-XckO1c52
  2. weak, powerless
    Sense id: en-lem-mga-adj-Mwx0yBkK
  3. impotent (in sexual sense)
    Sense id: en-lem-mga-adj-IWaLly9F
  4. foolish, worthless
    Sense id: en-lem-mga-adj-JlnEewax
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /l͈ʲeṽ/ Forms: lim [genitive]
Etymology: From Old Irish lem, from Proto-Celtic *limos (compare Welsh llwyf, from a variant *lēmos), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”); compare Latin ulmus. Etymology templates: {{inh|mga|sga|lem}} Old Irish lem, {{inh|mga|cel-pro|*limos}} Proto-Celtic *limos, {{cog|cy|llwyf}} Welsh llwyf, {{inh|mga|ine-pro|*h₁élem|t=mountain elm}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”), {{cog|la|ulmus}} Latin ulmus Head templates: {{head|mga|noun|||genitive|lim|||||||||||cat2=|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} lem m (genitive lim), {{mga-noun|m|lim}} lem m (genitive lim)
  1. elm tree Tags: masculine Synonyms: lemán
    Sense id: en-lem-mga-noun-YcVYv~DS Categories (other): White Hmong entries with incorrect language header, Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of White Hmong entries with incorrect language header: 6 4 3 1 0 1 1 2 9 12 2 5 8 4 3 0 0 1 0 16 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 4 5 0 1 Disambiguation of Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 5 2 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Download JSON data for lem meaning in Middle Irish (3.4kB)

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      "expansion": "Welsh llwyf",
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      "expansion": "Latin ulmus",
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      "name": "der"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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    }
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          "word": "lemán"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
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      "source": "mutation",
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          "weak",
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          "powerless"
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      ],
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          "impotent",
          "impotent"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "foolish, worthless"
      ],
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        [
          "foolish",
          "foolish"
        ],
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          "worthless",
          "worthless"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/l͈ʲeṽ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lem"
}

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