neman

See also: Neman and némán

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse nema, analogically ending in -an.

Conjunction

neman

1. (obsolete) except, unless

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *neman.

Verb

neman

1. to take
2. to take away

Inflection

Conjugation of neman (strong class 4)

infinitive	neman
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	nemo, nemon	nam
2nd person singular	nimis	nāmi
3rd person singular	nimit	nam
1st person plural	nemun	nāmon
2nd person plural	nemit	nāmot
3rd person plural	nemunt	nāmon
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	neme	nāmi
2nd person singular	nemis	nāmi
3rd person singular	neme	nāmi
1st person plural	nemin	nāmin
2nd person plural	nemit	nāmit
3rd person plural	nemin	nāmin
imperative	present
singular	nem, nim
plural	nemit
participle	present	past
	nemandi	numan, ginuman

Derived terms

• ananeman
• avaneman
• bineman
• farneman
• gineman

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: nēmen
  • Dutch: nemen
    • Afrikaans: neem
    • Jersey Dutch: nême
    • Negerhollands: neem
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: nemek, name
  • Limburgish: naeme, nömme

Further reading

• “neman”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *neman.

Verb

nëman

1. to take

Conjugation

Conjugation of nëman (strong class 4)

infinitive	nëman
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	nimu, nimo	nam
2nd person singular	nimis, nimist	nāmi
3rd person singular	nimit	nam
1st person plural	nëmem, nëmemēs	nāmum, nāmumēs
2nd person plural	nëmet	nāmut
3rd person plural	nëmant	nāmun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	nëme	nāmi
2nd person singular	nëmēs, nëmēst	nāmīs, nāmīst
3rd person singular	nëme	nāmi
1st person plural	nëmēm, nëmemēs	nāmīm, nāmīmēs
2nd person plural	nëmēt	nāmīt
3rd person plural	nëmēn	nāmīn
imperative	present
singular	nim
plural	nëmet
participle	present	past
	nëmanti	ginoman

Derived terms

• ūȥnëman

Descendants

• Middle High German: nëmen
  • Alemannic German: nää, nee, nèè, nä, në
  • Central Franconian: nemme

    Hunsrik: nemme

  • Cimbrian: nemmen
  • German: nehmen
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Pennsylvania German: nemme

  • Vilamovian: naoma
  • Yiddish: נעמען (nemen)

References

• Köbler, Gerhard (2014), Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), 6th edition

Old Saxon

Verb

neman

1. alternative form of niman

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nêmaːn/
• Hyphenation: ne‧man

Noun

nȅmān f (Cyrillic spelling не̏ма̄н)

1. monster (also figuratively)

   Synonyms: čudovište, mònstrum

Declension

Declension of neman

	singular	plural
nominative	neman	nemani
genitive	nemani	nemani
dative	nemani	nemanima
accusative	neman	nemani
vocative	nemani	nemani
locative	nemani	nemanima
instrumental	nemanju	nemanima

Further reading

• “neman”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026