nim

See also ním, and n-im

English

Etymology

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

• IPA: /nɪm/

Verb

nim (third-person singular simple present nims, present participle nimming, simple past nimmed or nam, past participle nimmed, nomen, num or numb)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To take (in all senses); to seize.
2. (obsolete, intransitive) To take one's way; to go.
3. (archaic, slang, transitive) To filch, steal.
   • 1663, Hudibras, by Samuel Butler, part 1, canto 1

     They'll question Mars, and, by his look, \ Detect who 'twas that nimm'd a cloak;

4. (intransitive, UK dialectal) To walk with short, quick strides; trip along.

Derived terms

• benim
• fornim
• forthnim
• outnim
• undernim

Related terms

• nimble
• numb

Noun

nim (uncountable)

Wikipedia

1. A game in which players take turns removing objects from heaps.

Derived terms

• nimber

Anagrams

• min, min., NMI

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Gothic

Romanization

nim

1. See 𐌽𐌹𐌼

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Lojban

Rafsi

nim

1. rafsi of ninmu.

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɲĩm]

Pronoun

nim

1. Instrumental singular form of on
2. Locative singular form of on
3. Instrumental singular form of ono
4. Locative singular form of ono

Preposition

nim

1. before

Synonyms

• zanim

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Volapük

Noun

nim (plural nims)

1. (male or female) animal (Animalia)

Declension

declension of nim

	singular	plural
nominative	nim	nims
genitive	nima	nimas
dative	nime	nimes
accusative	nimi	nimis
predicative	nimu	nimus
vocative	o nim!	o nims!

Derived terms

Derived terms from nim

balyelahinim balyelajinim balyelanim dämabanim fekunanim folyelahinim folyelajinim folyelanim fösilanim genanim hinim hinimavan hinimil hinimül hinimülil hisüganimavan jinim jinimavan jinimil jinimül jinimülil jisüganimavan kilyelahinim kilyelajinim kilyelanim krustanim ( = krustaf) lodotahinim lodotajinim lodotanim lodotanimaluveg lodotanimidugan lodotanimihidugan lodotanimijidugan lulyelahinim lulyelajinim lulyelanim lunim mälyelahinim mälyelajinim mälyelanim melanim melanimem melanimik minimil minimilem nefekunanim nimablud nimafom nimafomik nimafösil nimafösilil nimakap nimakapik nimalad nimalineg nimalueg nimalufut nimasüm nimasümik nimav nimavan nimavanik

nimavik nimälamen nimälamenik nimem nimemik nimik nimiko nimil nimilem nimilik niminulüdabog niminulüdabog niminulüdamabetad niminulüdamamiliak niminulüdamapisäl niminulüdamapisäls niminulüdamaplan niminulüdaviän niminulüdot nimo nimül nimülam nimülem nimülamaliev nimülamüp nimülik nimülön probodanim ( = probodaf) probodanimem probodanimik pronimbetad pronimmeil pronimmiliak pronimpisäl pronimpisäls pronimplan pronimplanem ravalenim ravalenimik ravanim ravanimadom ravanimem ravanimemik ravanimik ravanimiko ravanimil ravanimilik ravanimo ravanimül skömanimil sügahinim sügajinim süganim süganimav süganimavan süganimavanik süganimavik süganimik telyelahinim telyelajinim telyelanim trofodanim virebanim

See also

• bakter
• bakterav
• böd
• bödav
• dinosaur
• fit
• fitav
• fösil
• fösilav
• lif
• lifav
• mafib
• räptul
• räptulav
• ruböd
• rulif
• süganim
• süganimav