niman
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Gothic[edit]
Romanization[edit]
niman
- See 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽
Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *nemaną, probably from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“take”).
Germanic cognates include Old High German neman (German nehmen), Old Saxon niman (Dutch nemen), Old Norse nema (Danish nemme), Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (niman). The Indo-European root was also the source of Old Irish nem (“present”), Latvian ņemt ("to take"), Albanian nëm (“to take, curse”), Ancient Greek νέμω (nemō).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /ˈnimɑn/
Verb[edit]
niman (strong class IV) (3 singular present nimþ, 3 singular preterite nam, preterite plural nāmon, past participle (ġe)numen)
Descendants[edit]
Old Saxon[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *nemaną.
Verb[edit]
nīman
- to take
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of niman
| indicative | present | preterite |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nimu | nam |
| 2nd person singular | nimis | nāmi |
| 3rd person singular | nimid | nam |
| plural | nimad | nāmun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | nime | nāmi |
| 2nd person singular | nimes | nāmis |
| 3rd person singular | nime | nāmi |
| plural | nimen | nāmin |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | nim | |
| plural | nimad | |
| participle | present | past |
| nimandi | (gi)numan |
Descendants[edit]
- Low German: nehmen
