Keim

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See also: keim and kéim

English[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Keim (plural Keims)

  1. A surname.

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German[edit]

Keime in einer Tomate

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German kīmo, from Proto-Germanic *kīmô, from *kī- (to split open, germinate, sprout), whence English chink.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kaɪ̯m/, [kʰaɪ̯m]
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯m
  • (file)
  • Homophone: keinem (according to a common pronunciation of this word)

Noun[edit]

Keim m (strong, genitive Keimes or Keims, plural Keime)

  1. germ
  2. seed
  3. sprout

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Hunsrik[edit]

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Noun[edit]

Keim m (plural Keim, diminutive Keimche)

  1. sprout

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Luxembourgish[edit]

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Noun[edit]

Keim m (plural Keimer)

  1. germ