lijm

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛi̯m/

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• Hyphenation: lijm
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯m

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch lijm, from Old Dutch *līm, from Proto-West Germanic *līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”) (modern English slime).

Noun

lijm m (plural lijmen, no diminutive)

1. glue

Derived terms

• houtlijm
• lijmen
• lijmerig
• secondelijm
• superlijm
• vogellijm

Descendants

• Afrikaans: lym
• Negerhollands: liem
• → Caribbean Javanese: lèm
• → Indonesian: lem
• → Papiamentu: leim, lijm, lym, leimu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lijm

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

Anagrams

• mijl

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *līm, from Proto-West Germanic *līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”) (modern English slime).

Noun

lijm n or m

1. mud, sludge, clay
2. slime, spit, saliva
3. glue

Inflection

Strong neuter noun

	singular	plural
nominative	lijm	lijm, lime
accusative	lijm	lijm, lime
genitive	lijms	lime
dative	lime	limen

Strong masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	lijm	lime
accusative	lijm	lime
genitive	lijms	lime
dative	lime	limen

Derived terms

• limen

Descendants

• Dutch: lijm
  • Afrikaans: lym
  • Negerhollands: liem
  • → Caribbean Javanese: lèm
  • → Indonesian: lem
  • → Papiamentu: leim, lijm, lym, leimu
• Limburgish: liem

Further reading

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