leming
See also: Leming
English
Verb
leming
- present participle and gerund of leme
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English lemming, French lemming, German Lemming.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.miŋk/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛmiŋk
- Syllabification: le‧ming
Noun
leming m animal
- lemming (small Arctic and Subarctic rodent from any of six genera of similar rodents)
- (derogatory, figurative) lemming, yeasayer, doormat, sheeple (someone who uncritically agrees with popular opinion or the status quo)
- (derogatory, figurative, politics) stereotypical centrist voter, especially a middle class Civic Platform voter
- Coordinate term: fajnopolak
Declension
Declension of leming
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | leming | lemingi |
| genitive | leminga | lemingów |
| dative | lemingowi | lemingom |
| accusative | leminga | lemingi |
| instrumental | lemingiem | lemingami |
| locative | lemingu | lemingach |
| vocative | lemingu | lemingi |
Derived terms
noun
Further reading
- leming in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- leming in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- leming in PWN's encyclopedia
- leming at Obserwatorium językowe Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlemiŋɡ/
Noun
leming m (plural lemingi)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | leming | lemingul | lemingi | lemingii | |
| genitive-dative | leming | lemingului | lemingi | lemingilor | |
| vocative | lemingule | lemingilor | |||
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English lemming.
Pronunciation
Noun
leming m (plural lemings, not mutable)
- lemming
- Synonym: llygoden Norwy
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “leming”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin