imbi
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Noun
imbi m (genitive singular imba, nominative plural imbar)
Declension
declension of imbi
Synonyms
Derived terms
- imbakassi (“television, idiot box”)
Old High German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *imbijaz.
Noun
imbi m (plural imbe)
- bee
- beeswarm
- 10th century, Lorscher Bienensegen:
- Kirst, imbi ist hûcze
Nû fliuc dû, vihu mînaz, hera
Fridu frôno in munt godes
gisunt heim zi comonne.- Christ, the bee-swarm is outside
Now fly, my flock, hither
In the Lord's peace, under God's heed
Come home healthy.
- Christ, the bee-swarm is outside
- 10th century, Lorscher Bienensegen:
Declension
Declension of imbi (masculine a-stem)
case | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | imbi | imba |
accusative | imbi | imba |
genitive | imbes | imbo |
dative | imbe | imbum |
instrumental | imbu | — |
Descendants
Categories:
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪmpɪ
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- Old High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old High German lemmas
- Old High German nouns
- Old High German masculine nouns
- goh:Bees
- Old High German terms with quotations
- Old High German a-stem nouns