nem

See also: 'nem, ném, ñem, nêm, -nem, and ņem

Chinook Jargon

Etymology

From English name.

Noun

nem

1. name
   • Nika nem Ling Fu.
     • My name is Ling Fu.

---

Danish

Adjective

nem

1. easy

---

French

Etymology

Vietnamese

Noun

nem m (plural nems)

1. A type of Vietnamese spring roll.

Anagrams

• m'en

---

German

Alternative forms

• 'nem

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nəm/

Article

nem

1. (colloquial) Contraction of einem (“a, an”).

---

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛm/

• Audio

  (file)

Etymology 1

Probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ne (“no, not”).

Interjection

nem!

1. no, not

Adverb

nem

1. no, not

Derived terms

• (Compound words): csaknem, nemcsak, majdnem, nemdohányzó, nemrég
• (Expressions): a baj nem jár egyedül, akár tetszik, akár nem, a pénz nem boldogít, a vér nem válik vízzé, eszi, nem eszi, nem kap mást, ha a hegy nem megy Mohamedhez, Mohamed megy a hegyhez, kutyából nem lesz szalonna, nem a ruha teszi az embert, nem beszélek angolul, nem esik messze az alma a fájától, nem fenékig tejfel, nem látja a fától az erdőt, nem mind arany, ami fénylik

Etymology 2

Unknown

Noun

nem (plural nemek)

1. sex, gender
2. (grammar) gender
3. (biology) genus (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)

Declension

Inflection of nem (plural in -ek, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	nem	nemek
accusative	nemet	nemeket
dative	nemnek	nemeknek
instrumental	nemmel	nemekkel
causal-final	nemért	nemekért
translative	nemmé	nemekké
terminative	nemig	nemekig
essive-formal	nemként	nemekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	nemben	nemekben
superessive	nemen	nemeken
adessive	nemnél	nemeknél
illative	nembe	nemekbe
sublative	nemre	nemekre
allative	nemhez	nemekhez
elative	nemből	nemekből
delative	nemről	nemekről
ablative	nemtől	nemektől

Possessive forms of nem

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	nemem	nemeim
2nd person sing.	nemed	nemeid
3rd person sing.	neme	nemei
1st person plural	nemünk	nemeink
2nd person plural	nemetek	nemeitek
3rd person plural	nemük	nemeik

Derived terms

• nemes
• nemi
• nemtelen
• nemz

(Compound words):

• hímnem
• nőnem
• semlegesnem

---

Javanese

Etymology

Shortened form of enem, from Old Javanese enem, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Alternative forms

• enem

Numeral

nem

1. (cardinal) six

---

Latin

Verb

nem

1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of nō

---

Lojban

Rafsi

nem

1. rafsi of cnemu.

---

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *nemos, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos.

Noun

nem n

1. heaven
2. sky
3. radiance

Descendants

• Irish: neamh
• Manx: niau
• Scottish Gaelic: nèamh

---

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese nen, from Latin nec (“nor; and not”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /nẽj̃/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐ̃j̃/
• Hyphenation: nem

Adverb

nem (not comparable)

1. not even (introduces an emphatic negation)

   Nem eu sabia disso.

   Not even I knew this.

2. do not even (introduces an emphatic negative command)

   Nem pense em fazer isso.

   Don’t even think about doing this.

Adverb

nem … nem (not comparable)

1. neither … nor
   • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 138:

     Nem Harry nem Hermione responderam; não carecia.

     Neither Harry nor Hermione did respond; they didn't need to.

   Nem gosto nem desgosto.

   I neither like it nor dislike it.

Derived terms

• não estar nem aí
• nem mais nem menos
• nem que
• que nem

Conjunction

nem

1. nor; and not

   Não sei, nem quero saber.

   I don’t know, and I don’t want to know.

2. nor (introduces a further negative statement)

   Devemos aguentar sem água nem comida.

   We must endure without water nor food.

Derived terms

• sem mais nem menos

Related terms

• nenhum

---

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): nijȇm

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *němъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nêːm/

Adjective

nȇm (definite nȇmī, Cyrillic spelling не̑м)

1. mute, dumb
2. silent, soundless (movie)

Declension

indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		nem	nema	nemo
genitive		nema	neme	nema
dative		nemu	nemoj	nemu
accusative	inanimate animate	nem nema	nemu	nemo
vocative		nem	nema	nemo
locative		nemu	nemoj	nemu
instrumental		nemim	nemom	nemim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		nemi	neme	nema
genitive		nemih	nemih	nemih
dative		nemim(a)	nemim(a)	nemim(a)
accusative		neme	neme	nema
vocative		nemi	neme	nema
locative		nemim(a)	nemim(a)	nemim(a)
instrumental		nemim(a)	nemim(a)	nemim(a)

definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		nemi	nema	nemo
genitive		nemog(a)	neme	nemog(a)
dative		nemom(u/e)	nemoj	nemom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	nemi nemog(a)	nemu	nemo
vocative		nemi	nema	nemo
locative		nemom(e/u)	nemoj	nemom(e/u)
instrumental		nemim	nemom	nemim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		nemi	neme	nema
genitive		nemih	nemih	nemih
dative		nemim(a)	nemim(a)	nemim(a)
accusative		neme	neme	nema
vocative		nemi	neme	nema
locative		nemim(a)	nemim(a)	nemim(a)
instrumental		nemim(a)	nemim(a)	nemim(a)

---

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *němъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnéːm/
• Tonal orthography: nẹ̑m

Adjective

ném (not comparable)

1. mute

Declension

Declension of ném (hard)

singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ném ind némi def	néma	némo
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	némo	némo
genitive	némega	néme	némega
dative	némemu	némi	némemu
locative	némem	némi	némem
instrumental	némim	némo	némim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	néma	némi	némi
accusative	néma	némi	némi
genitive	némih	némih	némih
dative	némima	némima	némima
locative	némih	némih	némih
instrumental	némima	némima	némima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	némi	néme	néma
accusative	néme	néme	néma
genitive	némih	némih	némih
dative	némim	némim	némim
locative	némih	némih	némih
instrumental	némimi	némimi	némimi

---

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English name.

Noun

nem

1. name

   Wanem nem bilong yu? (What is your name?)

   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:11 (translation here):

     Nem bilong namba wan wara em Pison na em i go raunim kantri Havila.

This entry has fewer than three known examples of actual usage, the minimum considered necessary for clear attestation, and may not be reliable. Tok Pisin is subject to a special exemption for languages with limited documentation. If you speak it, please consider editing this entry or adding citations. See also Help and the Community Portal.

---

Turkish

Etymology

From Persian نم (nam).

Noun

nem

1. moisture
2. humidity

Synonyms

• rutubet

---

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA ^(key): /nɛm˧˧/
• (Huế) IPA ^(key): /nɛm˧˧/
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA ^(key): /nɛm˧˥/

Noun

nem

1. spring roll

---

Volapük

Noun

nem (plural nems)

1. name

Declension

declension of nem

	singular	plural
nominative	nem	nems
genitive	nema	nemas
dative	neme	nemes
accusative	nemi	nemis
predicative	nemu	nemus
vocative	o nem!	o nems!