nimis

See also: nímis

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈni.mis]

Adjective

nimis

1. masculine plural of nimi

Gothic

Romanization

nimis

1. romanization of 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌹𐍃

Interlingua

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nimis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niˈmis/

Adverb

nimis

1. too, too much

   Synonym: troppo

References

• Alexander Gode; Hugh E. Blair (1971), Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, 2nd edition, New York: Frederick Ungar, →ISBN, page 53

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈn̠ʲɪmʲɪʃ]

Verb

nimis

1. first-person plural past habitual of nigh
2. first-person plural past subjunctive of nigh

Latin

Etymology

From ne- + Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (whence metior). Compare immēnsus from these roots.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈnɪ.mɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈniː.mis]

Adverb

nimis (not comparable)

1. too, too much, excessively
2. exceedingly, beyond measure

Synonyms

• (too much): nimiē, nimium

Derived terms

• nimius

Descendants

• Old Occitan: nems ⇒ nemés

References

• “nimis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “nimis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “nimis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• nimis in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “nĭmis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 7: N–Pas, page 143

Old High German

Alternative forms

• nimist

Verb

nimis

1. second-person singular present indicative of nëman

Volapük

Noun

nimis

1. accusative plural of nim