nim
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English nimen (“to take”), from Old English niman (“to take”), from Proto-Germanic *nemaną (“to take”), from Proto-Indo-European *neme- (“to give or take one's due”). Cognate with West Frisian nimme (“to take”), Low German nehmen (“to take”), Dutch nemen (“to take”), German nehmen (“to take”), Danish nemme (“to learn, grasp”). Related to numb, nimble.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /nɪm/
Verb [edit]
nim (third-person singular simple present nims, present participle nimming, simple past nimmed or nam, past participle nimmed, nomen, num or numb)
- (obsolete, transitive) To take (in all senses); to seize.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To take one's way; to go.
- (archaic, slang, transitive) To filch, steal.
- (intransitive, UK dialectal) To walk with short, quick strides; trip along.
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Noun [edit]
nim (uncountable)
Derived terms [edit]
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Gothic [edit]
Romanization [edit]
nim
- See 𐌽𐌹𐌼
Lojban [edit]
Rafsi [edit]
nim
Polish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: [ɲĩm]
Pronoun [edit]
nim
- Instrumental singular form of on
- Locative singular form of on
- Instrumental singular form of ono
- Locative singular form of ono
Preposition [edit]
nim
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Volapük [edit]
Noun [edit]
nim (plural nims)
Declension [edit]
declension of nim
Derived terms [edit]
Derived terms from nim
See also [edit]
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