-ime

See also: ime, IME, imɛ, íme, îme, and īme

Italian

Etymology

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Suffix

-ime f

1. Used to create concrete collective nouns.

   ‎beccare (“to peck”) + ‎-ime → ‎becchime (“birdseed”)

   ‎mangiare (“to eat”) + ‎-ime → ‎mangime (“fodder”)

Anagrams

• emi, emi-, mei, mie

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Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -imen. Compare also Aromanian -imi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.me/

Suffix

-ime f (plural -imi)

1. Used with adjectives to form nouns derived from them (meaning the quality or state of); can be compared to -ness
2. Used to form collective nouns (e.g. țăran > țărănime), often indicating a multitude or totality of; can be compared roughly to -ry (class or group, collection of)
3. Used with numerals to form nouns meaning an (equal) part of or fraction, similar to -th in English ‎opt (“eight”) + ‎-ime → ‎optime (“eighth”)

Declension

Declension of -ime

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) -ime	-imea	(niște) -imi	-imile
genitive/dative	(unei) -imi	-imii	(unor) -imi	-imilor
vocative	-ime, -imeo		-imilor

Derived terms

Romanian words suffixed with -ime

See also

• -tate
• -eață
• -ie