leming
See also: Leming
Polish
leming
Etymology
Borrowed from English lemming, from Danish and Norwegian lemming, from Old Norse lómundr, læmingi, læmingr (“lemming”), perhaps from Sami luomek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.miŋk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛmiŋk
- Syllabification: le‧ming
Noun
leming m anim
- lemming
- (derogatory) yeasayer, doormat, sheeple; someone who uncritically agrees with popular opinion or the status quo
- (politics, derogatory) stereotypical centrist voter, especially a middle class Civic Platform voter
Usage notes
In the sense "centrist voter", the term is used as an epithet mainly by right-wing press.
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 |
Romanian
leming
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈlemiŋɡ/
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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