nim

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English nimen ‎(“to take”), from Old English niman ‎(“to take”), from Proto-Germanic *nemaną ‎(“to take”), from Proto-Indo-European *nem- ‎(“to give or take one's due”). Cognate with West Frisian nimme ‎(“to take”), Low German nehmen ‎(“to take”), Dutch nemen ‎(“to take”), German nehmen ‎(“to take”), Danish nemme ‎(“to learn, grasp”). Related to numb, nimble.

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Verb[edit]

nim ‎(third-person singular simple present nims, present participle nimming, simple past nimmed or nam, past participle nimmed or nomen or num or numb)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To take (in all senses); to seize.
  2. (obsolete, intransitive) To take one's way; to go.
  3. (archaic, slang, transitive) To filch, steal.
    • 1663, Hudibras, by Samuel Butler, part 1, canto 1
      They'll question Mars, and, by his look, \ Detect who 'twas that nimm'd a cloak;
  4. (intransitive, Britain dialectal) To walk with short, quick strides; trip along.

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Noun[edit]

nim ‎(uncountable)

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  1. A game in which players take turns removing objects from heaps.

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Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

nim

  1. Romanization of 𐌽𐌹𐌼

Lojban[edit]

Rafsi[edit]

nim

  1. rafsi of ninmu.

Lower Sorbian[edit]

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nim ‎(only after a preposition)

  1. instrumental of wón
  2. instrumental of wóno
  3. dative of wóni

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  • (dative of wóni): jim

Polish[edit]

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Pronoun[edit]

nim

  1. Instrumental singular form of on
  2. Locative singular form of on
  3. Instrumental singular form of ono
  4. Locative singular form of ono

Conjunction[edit]

nim

  1. before

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External links[edit]

  • nim in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Hindi नीम ‎(nīm), from Sanskrit निम्ब ‎(nimba).

Noun[edit]

nim m (plural nins)

  1. neem (Azadirachta indica, an evergreen tree of India)

Etymology 2[edit]

Blend of não ‎(“no”) +‎ sim ‎(“yes”). Compare German Jein.

Adverb[edit]

nim (not comparable)

  1. (humorous, neologism) yes and no

Noun[edit]

nim m (plural nins)

  1. (humorous, neologism) yes and no

Volapük[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowing from English animal (which ultimalely derives from Latin animal)

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Noun[edit]

nim ‎(plural nims)

  1. animal (Animalia)

Declension[edit]

declension of nim
singular plural
nominative nim nims
genitive nima nimas
dative nime nimes
accusative nimi nimis
predicative nimu nimus
vocative o nim! o nims!

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