rem

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See also: Rem, REM, R.E.M., rém, rëm, and Rém

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Initialism.

Noun[edit]

rem (plural rems)

  1. (often capitalized) Initialism of rapid eye movement, a sleep state.

Etymology 2[edit]

Abbreviation of Roentgen equivalent in man.

Noun[edit]

rem (plural rems)

  1. A dose of absorbed radiation equivalent to one roentgen of X-rays or gamma rays.
Usage notes[edit]
  • Continued use of the rem is "strongly discouraged" by the style guide of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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Etymology 3[edit]

Shortening of remark.

Noun[edit]

rem (plural rems)

  1. (computing) A remark; a programming language statement used for documentation (in BASIC for example); also used in DOS batch files.
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Etymology 4[edit]

Shortening of remaining.

Adjective[edit]

rem (not comparable)

  1. (knitting) Remaining.
    • 2009, Sally Muir, Joanna Osborne, Diana Miller, Pet Projects: The Animal Knits Bible, page 71:
      Knit 1 row. Dec 1 st at each end of next row and at each end of every foll alt row until 2 sts rem.

Etymology 5[edit]

Blend of root +‎ em.

Noun[edit]

rem (plural rems)

  1. (web design) A unit relative to the declared font size of the root element in an HTML document.
    • 2017, Eric A Meyer, Estelle Weyl, CSS: The Definitive Guide: Visual Presentation for the Web, Kindle edition, O'Reilly Media, page 126:
      Like the em unit, the rem unit is based on declared font size. The difference—and it’s a doozy—is that whereas em is calculated using the font size of the element to which it’s applied, rem is always calculated using the root element.

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etymologically unrelated

Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *aeramem m, whence also Italian rame, from Latin aeramen n. The variant ram reflects the variant Vulgar Latin *aeramum m, whence also Sicilian ramu, Venetian ramo, while Tosk rëm can reflect either forms.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rem m (definite remi)

  1. copper
    Synonym: bakër

Declension[edit]

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References[edit]

  • Meyer, G. (1891), “2) ram”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 361
  • Çabej, E. (1986) Studime gjuhësore (in Albanian), volume II, Prishtinë: Rilindja, pages 74–75
  • Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “rem”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 367–368

Further reading[edit]

  • rem”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • “rem”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin rēmus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rem m (plural rems)

  1. oar
  2. (uncountable, sports) rowing

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse reim.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): [ˈʁamˀ], [ˈʁɑmˀ]

Noun[edit]

rem c (singular definite remmen, plural indefinite remme)

  1. strap, thong
  2. belt
  3. strop

Inflection[edit]

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Noun[edit]

rem c

  1. rem (A dose of absorbed radiation equivalent to one roentgen of x-rays or gamma rays)

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /rɛm/
  • Rhymes: -ɛm
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: rem

Etymology 1[edit]

From remmen.

Noun[edit]

rem f (plural remmen, diminutive remmetje n)

  1. brake
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: rem
  • Caribbean Hindustani: rem
  • Caribbean Javanese: rèm
  • Indonesian: rem
  • West Frisian: rem

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

rem

  1. inflection of remmen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Friulian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin rēmus.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

rem m (plural rems)

  1. oar

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Indonesian[edit]

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From Dutch rem (brake).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛm/
  • Hyphenation: rèm

Noun[edit]

rèm (first-person possessive remku, second-person possessive remmu, third-person possessive remnya)

  1. brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
    Synonym: brek (Standard Malay)
  2. (figurative) hindrance, obstacle
    Synonyms: penghambat, penghalang, pengekang

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Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Classical) IPA(key): /rem/, [rɛ̃ˑ]

Noun[edit]

rem f

  1. accusative singular of rēs

Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old English hrēam, from Proto-West Germanic *hraum, from Proto-Germanic *hraumaz.

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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rem (plural remes)

  1. (mainly Early ME) A shout or yell; a loud, aggressive, noise.
  2. (Early Middle English) A moan; a call of sadness or sorrow.
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Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

rem

  1. Alternative form of reme (cream)

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

rem

  1. Alternative form of reme (ream)

Occitan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rem m (plural rems)

  1. (nautical) rowing, sculling

Piedmontese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin rēmus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rem m

  1. oar

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse reim.

Noun[edit]

rem c

  1. a strap
  2. a belt

Declension[edit]

Declension of rem 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rem remmen remmar remmarna
Genitive rems remmens remmars remmarnas

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