nemme

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Central Franconian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German nëmen, from Old High German neman, from Proto-West Germanic *neman. Compare German nehmen, Dutch nemen, Old English niman.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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nemme (third-person singular present nemmp, preterite nohm, past participle jenomme)

  1. (Ripuarian) to take

Usage notes

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  • The second and third persons singular of the present have a vowel change /ɛ//e/, which is not reflected in spelling. The preterite has /ɔː/. The past participle has /o/, less often /ɔ/.
  • Virtually all dialects of Moselle Franconian lack this verb, using hole, holle instead.

Danish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nɛmə/, [ˈnɛmə]

Etymology 1

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From Old Norse næmi, from Proto-Germanic *nēmiją, related to the following word.

Noun

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nemme n (singular definite nemmet, not used in plural form)

  1. (rare) understanding, learning ability
Declension
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References

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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse nema, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną (to take), cognate with German nehmen.

Verb

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nemme (past tense nemmede, past participle nemmet)

  1. (rare) to learn
Conjugation
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References

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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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nemme

  1. plural and definite singular attributive of nem

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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From Middle High German nëmen, from Old High German neman, from Proto-West Germanic *neman.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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nemme

  1. to take

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German nëmen, from Old High German neman, from Proto-West Germanic *neman. Compare German nehmen, Dutch nemen, Old English niman.

Verb

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nemme

  1. to take, to appropriate
  2. to receive