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See also: Leming

English

Verb

leming

  1. present participle and gerund of leme

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Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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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

  1. lemming (small Arctic and Subarctic rodent from any of six genera of similar rodents)
  2. (derogatory, figurative) lemming, yeasayer, doormat, sheeple (someone who uncritically agrees with popular opinion or the status quo)
  3. (derogatory, figurative, politics) stereotypical centrist voter, especially a middle class Civic Platform voter
    Coordinate term: fajnopolak

Declension

Derived terms

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
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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French lemming.

Pronunciation

Noun

leming m (plural lemingi)

  1. lemming

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English lemming.

Pronunciation

Noun

leming m (plural lemings, not mutable)

  1. lemming
    Synonym: llygoden Norwy

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “leming”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin

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