léim
Irish (Donegal)
/l̠ʲeːmʲ/
noun
Definitions
- jump
- (geography) chasm, promontory
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish léimm inherited from Proto-Celtic *lang-smen- derived from Proto-Indo-European *legʷh- (not heavy, light).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*legʷh-
Gloss
not heavy, light
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
光, 明
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *legʷh- Proto-Indo-European
- aisléim Irish
- aisléimeach Irish
- athléim Irish
- foléim Irish
- foléimneach Irish
- léimrásaíocht Irish
- rásaíocht Irish
- adlam Welsh
- llam Welsh
- athléim Old Irish
- léimm Old Irish
- leum Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- *lang-smen- Proto-Celtic
- *lanxsman Proto-Celtic
- foléim(m), foléimm Middle Irish
- llam Middle Welsh