"Lem" meaning in All languages combined

See Lem on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Lems [plural]
Etymology: * As a Dutch and North Germanic surname, shortened from Lambrecht or Lempert. See Lambert. * As a Chinese surname, spelling variant of Lim. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nl|-}} Dutch, {{der|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{der|en|zh|-}} Chinese Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Lem (plural Lems)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Lem-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Forms: Leam [alternative]
Etymology: Clipping of Leamington Spa. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Leamington Spa}} Clipping of Leamington Spa Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lem
  1. (informal) Clipping of Leamington Spa. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: Leamington Spa
    Sense id: en-Lem-en-name-MareOZTB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 76 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 86 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 11 76 6 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [Polish]

IPA: /ˈlɛm/
Rhymes: -ɛm Etymology: (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. ) Etymology templates: {{ety|pl|rfe=1}} (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. ) Head templates: {{pl-prop|m-pr}} Lem m pers Inflection templates: {{pl-decl-noun-m-pr|nomp=Lemowie}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Lem [nominative, singular], Lemowie [nominative, plural], Lema [genitive, singular], Lemów [genitive, plural], Lemowi [dative, singular], Lemom [dative, plural], Lema [accusative, singular], Lemów [accusative, plural], Lemem [instrumental, singular], Lemami [instrumental, plural], Lemie [locative, singular], Lemach [locative, plural], Lemie [singular, vocative], Lemowie [plural, vocative]
  1. a male surname Tags: masculine, person
    Sense id: en-Lem-pl-name-IRlLAcDj Categories (other): Polish male surnames, Polish surnames, Polish entries with etymon, Polish entries with incorrect language header, Polish links with manual fragments, Polish links with redundant alt parameters, Polish links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Polish entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Polish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Polish links with manual fragments: 50 50 Disambiguation of Polish links with redundant alt parameters: 50 50 Disambiguation of Polish links with redundant wikilinks: 50 50

Proper name [Polish]

IPA: /ˈlɛm/
Rhymes: -ɛm Etymology: (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. ) Etymology templates: {{ety|pl|rfe=1}} (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. ) Head templates: {{pl-prop|f|indecl=1}} Lem f (indeclinable)
  1. a female surname Tags: feminine, indeclinable
    Sense id: en-Lem-pl-name-yitEyztR Categories (other): Polish female surnames, Polish surnames, Polish entries with etymon, Polish entries with incorrect language header, Polish links with manual fragments, Polish links with redundant alt parameters, Polish links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Polish entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Polish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Polish links with manual fragments: 50 50 Disambiguation of Polish links with redundant alt parameters: 50 50 Disambiguation of Polish links with redundant wikilinks: 50 50

Inflected forms

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    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymon",
    "Polish 1-syllable words",
    "Polish entries with etymon",
    "Polish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Polish feminine nouns",
    "Polish indeclinable nouns",
    "Polish lemmas",
    "Polish links with manual fragments",
    "Polish links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Polish links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Polish masculine nouns",
    "Polish personal nouns",
    "Polish proper nouns",
    "Polish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Polish terms with audio pronunciation",
    "Requests for etymologies in Polish entries",
    "Rhymes:Polish/ɛm",
    "Rhymes:Polish/ɛm/1 syllable"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "rfe": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. )",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. )",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "indecl": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Lem f (indeclinable)",
      "name": "pl-prop"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Lem"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Lem"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Polish",
  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Polish female surnames",
        "Polish surnames"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female surname"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛm/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛm"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lem"
}

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