adem

See also: Adem, ADEM, and Âdem

Betawi

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese adhem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adəm/
• Rhymes: -dəm, -əm

Adjective

adem

1. cold (having a low temperature)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːdəm/

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• Hyphenation: adem
• Rhymes: -aːdəm

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch âdem, from Old Dutch *āthom, from Proto-West Germanic *āþm, from Proto-Germanic *ēþmaz.

Noun

adem m (uncountable)

1. breath

Alternative forms

• asem (dialectal)

Derived terms

• adembenemend
• ademen
• ademhalen
• ademnood
• ademtocht

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

adem

1. first-person singular present indicative of ademen
2. imperative of ademen

Anagrams

• dame, made

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Kalasha

Noun

adem

1. Adam (the first man)

Coordinate terms

• bibiawa

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *āthom, from Proto-West Germanic *āþm, from Proto-Germanic *ēþmaz.

Noun

âdem m

1. breath

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• âdemen

Descendants

• Dutch: adem
• Limburgish: aodem, aom

Further reading

• “adem”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “adem”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese ãade, from Latin anas, anatem (“duck”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂t-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /ˈa.dẽj̃/, [ˈa.dẽɪ̯̃]

 

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /ˈa.dɐ̃j̃/, [ˈa.ðɐ̃j̃]

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /ˈa.dɐ̃j̃/, [ˈa.ðɐ̃j̃]
  • IPA^(key): (Central Portugal) /ˈa.dẽj̃/, [ˈa.ðẽj̃]
  • IPA^(key): (Southern Portugal) /ˈa.dẽj̃/, [ˈa.ðẽj̃]

Noun

adem m (plural adens)

1. mallard (Anas platyrhynchos, a wild species of duck)

   Synonym: pato-real

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish عدم‎, from Arabic عَدَم‎ (ʿadam).

Noun

adem (definite accusative ademi, plural ademler)

1. (archaic) nonexistence, nothingness, void
2. (archaic) lack, absence

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	adem
Definite accusative	ademi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	adem	ademler
Definite accusative	ademi	ademleri
Dative	ademe	ademlere
Locative	ademde	ademlerde
Ablative	ademden	ademlerden
Genitive	ademin	ademlerin

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “عدم”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 841
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “adem”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “عدم”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1289
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN