tima

Esperanto

Adjective

tima (plural timaj, accusative singular timan, accusative plural timajn)

1. fearful

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Novial

Verb

tima

1. fear

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tīmô, from Proto-Indo-European *tī-, from *dī- (“time”). Cognate with Old Norse tími (Danish time, Swedish timme). Related to Old English tīd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiːma/

Noun

tīma m (nominative plural tīman)

1. A finite period of time.
2. A period of history, an era.
3. A specific period of existence or action, especially a person’s lifetime or a woman’s pregnancy.
4. A point in time, a recognisable part of the year, season or day.
5. The proper or appropriate time for something, especially a birth or death.

Declension

Declension of tima (weak)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	tīma	tīman
accusative	tīman	tīman
genitive	tīman	tīmena
dative	tīman	tīmum

Related terms

• tīd

Descendants

• Middle English: tyme, time
  • English: time
  • Scots: time, teime

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Spanish

Verb

tima

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of timar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of timar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of timar.