nemme

See also: nemmé

Central Franconian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛmə/

Verb

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

1. (Ripuarian) to take

Usage notes

• Virtually all dialects of Moselle Franconian lack this verb, using hole, holle instead.
• The second and third persons singular of the present have a vowel change /ɛ/ → /e/, which is not reflected in spelling.

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛmə/

Verb

nemme

1. to take

Derived terms

• mitnemme
• wechnemme
• zunemme
• zuricknemme

 

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

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

Verb

nemme

1. to take, to appropriate
2. to receive