mimo

See also: MIMO, mimó, mimò, and mimo-

Czech

Etymology

From Old Czech mimo, from Proto-Slavic *mimo, from Proto-Indo-European *mey-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪmo]

• Audio

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Preposition

mimo (+ accusative)

1. outside of, out of
2. aside from

Derived terms

• mimobuněčný
• mimochodem
• mimojaterní
• mimomanželský
• mimoolomoucký
• mimoparlamentní
• mimoúrovňová křižovatka
• mimozemský
• mimozemšťan
• mimořádný

 

See also

• vně

Further reading

• mimo in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• mimo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Esperanto

Etymology

Back-formation from pantomimo, influenced by English mime, Italian mimo, French mime, Polish mim, Russian мим (mim), all from Latin mīmus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος (mîmos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmimo]
• Rhymes: -imo
• Hyphenation: mi‧mo

Noun

mimo (accusative singular mimon, plural mimoj, accusative plural mimojn)

1. mime, pantomime actor

   Synonym: pantomimisto

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.mo/
• Rhymes: -imo
• Hyphenation: mì‧mo

Etymology 1

From Latin mīmus.

Noun

mimo m (plural mimi, feminine mima)

1. mime

Noun

mimo m (plural mimi)

1. mockingbird
2. (biology) mime, mimic

Etymology 2

Verb

mimo

1. first-person singular present indicative of mimare

Further reading

• mimo¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• -immo

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Latin

Noun

mīmō

1. dative/ablative singular of mīmus

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mimo, from Proto-Indo-European *mey-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʲimɔ/

Adverb

mimo

1. past, over (ended)

Preposition

mimo (with genitive)

1. past (beyond in place)
2. without

   mimo źěła ― without work, unemployed

Synonyms

• (without): bźez

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “mimo”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999), “mimo”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mimo, from Proto-Indo-European *mey-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.mɔ/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -imɔ
• Syllabification: mi‧mo

Preposition

mimo (+ genitive)

1. despite, in spite of

   Synonym: pomimo

Related terms

• mimo to
• mimo wszystko
• mimo że

 

Further reading

• mimo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• mimo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.mu/, [ˈmi.mu]

• Hyphenation: mo

Noun

mimo m (plural mimos)

1. (Brazil) an affectionate action or gesture, such as a cuddle

   Synonyms: cafuné, carinho, meiguice, quitute, quindim

Verb

mimo

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of mimar
2. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of mimir

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mimo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mîmo/
• Hyphenation: mi‧mo

Preposition

mȉmo (Cyrillic spelling ми̏мо) (+ genitive case)

1. by, past (of movement in relation to an object)
2. despite, in spite of (law, custom, agreement, hardship etc.; contrary to something established or expected)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmimo/, [ˈmi.mo]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mimo m (plural mimos)

1. caress, cuddle

Derived terms

• mimar
• mimoso

Etymology 2

From Latin mīmus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος (mîmos).

Noun

mimo m or f (plural mimos)

1. mime, mime artist (an actor or actress who practices mime)

Etymology 3

Verb

mimo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of mimar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of mimir.

Further reading

• “mimo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014