glimt

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Danish glimme, from Old Norse *glim, *glima, from Proto-Germanic *glimō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (“to gleam, shimmer, glow”). See also Norwegian glim, dialectal Old Swedish glim, glimma.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡlemt/, [ɡ̊lemˀd̥]

Noun[edit]

glimt n (singular definite glimtet, plural indefinite glimt)

  1. flash
  2. glint
  3. gleam
  4. glimmer
  5. twinkle

Inflection[edit]

Declension of glimt
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative glimt glimtet glimt glimtene
genitive glimts glimtets glimts glimtenes

Verb[edit]

glimt

  1. imperative of glimte

Further reading[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪmt

Verb[edit]

glimt

  1. inflection of glimmen:
    1. second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. (archaic) plural imperative

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the verb glimte.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

glimt n (definite singular glimtet, indefinite plural glimt, definite plural glimta or glimtene)

  1. a flash, a glint
  2. a glimpse

Usage notes[edit]

  • In 2020, masculine inflection (glimten) was made obsolete.[2]

Verb[edit]

glimt

  1. imperative of glimte

References[edit]

  1. ^ “glimt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  2. ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (retrieved 12.21.20)

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the verb glimta.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

glimt n (definite singular glimtet, indefinite plural glimt, definite plural glimta)

  1. a flash, glint
  2. a glimpse

Usage notes[edit]

Verb[edit]

glimt

  1. imperative of glimta

References[edit]

  1. ^ “glimt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  2. ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (retrieved 12.21.20)

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

glimt c

  1. a brief flash of light, a glint
    en glimt i ögat
    a twinkle in the eye (idiomatically)
  2. a glimpse (brief visual impression)
    Synonym: skymt
    Jag har inte sett en glimt av henne på evigheter
    I haven't seen a glimpse of her in forever
    glimtar från matchen
    glimpses from the game

Declension[edit]

Declension of glimt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative glimt glimten glimtar glimtarna
Genitive glimts glimtens glimtars glimtarnas

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

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