duim

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See also: dùim

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch duim.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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duim (plural duime, diminutive duimpie)

  1. (anatomy) thumb

Catalan

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Etymology

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From dūcimus. Inherited from Latin dūcimus.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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duim

  1. (Balearic) Alternative form of duem, first-person plural present indicative of dur (carry)

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch dume, from Old Dutch *thūmo, from Proto-West Germanic *þūmō, from Proto-Germanic *þūmô.

Compare West Frisian tomme, Low German Dumen, German Daumen, English thumb, Danish tomme, Swedish tumme.

Noun

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duim m (plural duimen, diminutive duimpje n)

  1. thumb, the innermost finger
  2. inch
  3. pintle (jointed pivot of a hinge, consisting of the pin and the non-moving leaf)
    Coordinate term: heng
Alternative forms
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: duim
  • Negerhollands: tompi
  • Aukan: doin
  • Caribbean Hindustani: doi
  • Caribbean Javanese: dim
  • Indonesian: dim
  • Papiamentu: dùim, duim
  • Russian: дюйм (djujm)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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duim

  1. inflection of duimen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Latin

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Verb

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duim

  1. (archaic) first-person singular present active subjunctive of ; synonym of dem

Romanian

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Etymology

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Unknown. Compare uimă.

Noun

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duim n (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) gonorrhea

Declension

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References

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  • duim in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Tok Pisin

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Verb

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duim

  1. to force someone; to challenge someone