leomh

Irish

Etymology

Originally the future of now archaic lamh (whence lamháil), from Middle Irish lamaid, from Old Irish ro·laimethar,[1] from Proto-Celtic *lamyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃lm̥H-yé-ti (to tire; to break).[2][3]

Pronunciation

Verb

leomh (present analytic leomhann, future analytic leomhfaidh, verbal noun leomhadh, past participle leofa)

  1. to dare, presume (be presumptuous enough)
    Synonyms: bheith de mhisneach ag, bheith d'uchtach ag
    leomhfainn é sin a rá.
    I wouldn't dare/presume to say that.
  2. to allow
    Synonym: ceadaigh

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lamaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2011–2024) “*h₃lemH- ‘sich mühen; brechen’”, in Addenda und Corrigenda zu LIV²[1], page 43
  3. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “lam-yo- ‘dare’ [Vb]”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 232

Further reading

  • leomh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leomh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “leomh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “leoṁaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 658; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “láṁaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 416