nem

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

Chinook Jargon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English name.

Noun[edit]

nem

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

Danish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

nem

  1. easy

French[edit]

Noun[edit]

nem m (plural nems)

  1. A type of Vietnamese spring roll.

Anagrams[edit]

German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Article[edit]

nem

  1. (colloquial) shorthand of einem "a"

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Interjection[edit]

nem!

  1. no, not

Adverb[edit]

nem

  1. no, not
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Of unknown origin.

Noun[edit]

nem (plural nemek)

  1. sex, gender
Declension[edit]
declension of nem
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
possessives of nem
possessor singular possession plural possession
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[edit]

Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Alternative forms[edit]

Numeral[edit]

nem

  1. (cardinal) six

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

nem

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of nō

Lojban[edit]

Rafsi[edit]

nem

  1. rafsi of cnemu.

Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

nem n

  1. heaven
  2. sky
  3. radiance

Descendants[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

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[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *němъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

nȇm (definite nȇmī, Cyrillic spelling не̑м)

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

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *němъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ném (not comparable)

  1. mute

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English name.

Noun[edit]

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.


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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Persian نم (nam).

Noun[edit]

nem

  1. moisture
  2. humidity

Synonyms[edit]

Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

nem

  1. spring roll

Volapük[edit]

Noun[edit]

nem (plural nems)

  1. name

Declension[edit]

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!
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