leming

See also: Leming

English

Verb

leming

  1. present participle and gerund of leme

Anagrams

Polish
leming

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
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
leming

Etymology

Borrowed from French lemming.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈlemiŋɡ/

Noun

leming m (plural lemingi)

  1. lemming

Declension
Declension of leming
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) leming lemingul (niște) lemingi lemingii
genitive/dative (unui) leming lemingului (unor) lemingi lemingilor
vocative lemingule lemingilor
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