limes
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
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Noun
limes (plural limites)
- A boundary or border, especially of the Roman Empire.
- 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin 2012, p. 92:
- Their presence in the late fourth century on the River Main (immediately to the east of the Roman limes) is documented in Roman sources, as are their wars with the Alemanni.
- 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin 2012, p. 92:
Etymology 2
Inflected forms.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -aɪmz
Noun
limes
Anagrams
Danish
Noun
limes c
- indefinite genitive singular of lime
- (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of lime
- indefinite genitive plural of lime
Finnish
Noun
limes
- (mathematics) limit, used mainly to read out formulas.
- reads: limes x lähenee c:tä.
Declension
Inflection of limes (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | limes | limekset | ||
genitive | limeksen | limesten limeksien | ||
partitive | limestä | limeksiä | ||
illative | limekseen | limeksiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | limes | limekset | ||
accusative | nom. | limes | limekset | |
gen. | limeksen | |||
genitive | limeksen | limesten limeksien | ||
partitive | limestä | limeksiä | ||
inessive | limeksessä | limeksissä | ||
elative | limeksestä | limeksistä | ||
illative | limekseen | limeksiin | ||
adessive | limeksellä | limeksillä | ||
ablative | limekseltä | limeksiltä | ||
allative | limekselle | limeksille | ||
essive | limeksenä | limeksinä | ||
translative | limekseksi | limeksiksi | ||
abessive | limeksettä | limeksittä | ||
instructive | — | limeksin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
See also
French
Pronunciation
Noun
limes f
Galician
Verb
limes
Latin
Etymology 1
From līmus (“askew”). See also līmen.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈliː.mes/, [ˈlʲiːmɛs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈli.mes/, [ˈliːmes]
Noun
līmes m (genitive līmitis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | līmes | līmitēs |
Genitive | līmitis | līmitum |
Dative | līmitī | līmitibus |
Accusative | līmitem | līmitēs |
Ablative | līmite | līmitibus |
Vocative | līmes | līmitēs |
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Inflection of līmō (“sharpen, file”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈliː.meːs/, [ˈlʲiːmeːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈli.mes/, [ˈliːmes]
Verb
(deprecated template usage) līmēs
Etymology 3
Inflection of līmō (“besmirch”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈliː.meːs/, [ˈlʲiːmeːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈli.mes/, [ˈliːmes]
Verb
(deprecated template usage) līmēs
References
- “limes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “limes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- limes in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- limes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
limes
Portuguese
Verb
limes
Spanish
Pronunciation
Verb
limes
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