nimi
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[edit] Estonian
[edit] Etymology
From Uralic *nime (name; may be a cognate of Proto-Indo-European *nomn- or vice versa). Cognates include Northern Sami namma and Hungarian név.
[edit] Noun
nimi
- A name.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Finnish
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *nime (“‘name’”); may be a cognate of Proto-Indo-European *nomn- or vice versa). Cognates include Northern Sami namma and Hungarian név.
[edit] Noun
nimi (stem nim-*)
- Name.
[edit] Declension
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Declension of nimi
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[edit] Derived terms
- vannoa (+ genitive +) nimeen = to swear by sb/sth
- antaa + allative + nimeksi + nominative = to name (to christen, baptise/-ze)
- nimeksi = scarcely (any), hardly (any)
- genitive + nimessä = in the name of
- Nimi on enne. = Nomen est omen. (calque from Latin)
- adjectives: nimekäs, nimellinen, nimetön, niminen
- nouns: nimike, nimistö, nimiö
- verbs: nimetä, nimittää
- adverbs: nimittäin

