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nima
nima
Lower Sorbian
Pronoun
nima (only after a preposition)
Related terms
- (dative): jima
Adjective
nima
- nominative singular feminine of nimy
Old Frisian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *nemaną. Compare Old English niman, Old Saxon niman, Old High German neman, Old Norse nema.
Verb
nima
- to take
Conjugation
Conjugation of nima (strong class 4)
| infinitive | nima | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | nime | nom |
| 2nd person singular | nimest, nimst | nomest, nomst |
| 3rd person singular | nimeth, nimth | nom |
| plural | nimath | nōmen |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | nime | nōme |
| plural | nime, nimen | nōme, nōmen |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | nim | |
| plural | nimeth | |
| participle | present | past |
| nimande | enimen, nimen | |
Descendants
Old Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse nema, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną.
Verb
nima
Conjugation
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Conjugation of nima (strong)
| present | past | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | nima | — | |||
| participle | nimandi, -e | numin | |||
| active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | nimer | nimi, -e | — | nam | nāmi, -e |
| þū | nimer | nimi, -e | nim | namt | nāmi, -e |
| han | nimer | nimi, -e | — | nam | nāmi, -e |
| vīr | nimum, -om | nimum, -om | nimum, -om | nāmum, -om | nāmum, -om |
| īr | nimin | nimin | nimin | nāmin | nāmin |
| þēr | nima | nimin | — | nāmu, -o | nāmin |
| mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | nims | nimis, -es | — | nams | nāmis, -es |
| þū | nims | nimis, -es | — | namts | nāmis, -es |
| han | nims | nimis, -es | — | nams | nāmis, -es |
| vīr | nimums, -oms | nimums, -oms | — | nāmums, -oms | nāmums, -oms |
| īr | nimins | nimins | — | nāmins | nāmins |
| þēr | nimas | nimins | — | nāmus, -os | nāmins |
Descendants
Tongan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *rima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.
Numeral
nima
- (cardinal) five
Noun
nima
- hand
- Pamphlets in the Tonga language, "Koe Hisitolia o Natula", page 58:
- Oku faa vahe ae kalasi huhu kihe faahiga e hiva, o behe:—
- 1. Koe manu nima ua (Bimana)
- There are nine things like parts called the classes which have breasts, like so:—
- 1. The animals with two hands (Bimana)
- Oku faa vahe ae kalasi huhu kihe faahiga e hiva, o behe:—
- Pamphlets in the Tonga language, "Koe Hisitolia o Natula", page 58:
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Veps
Noun
nima
Inflection
| Inflection of nima | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | nima | ||
| genitive sing. | niman | ||
| partitive sing. | nimad | ||
| partitive plur. | — | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | nima | — | |
| accusative | niman | — | |
| genitive | niman | — | |
| partitive | nimad | — | |
| essive-instructive | niman | — | |
| translative | nimaks | — | |
| inessive | nimas | — | |
| elative | nimaspäi | — | |
| illative | ? | — | |
| adessive | nimal | — | |
| ablative | nimalpäi | — | |
| allative | nimale | — | |
| abessive | nimata | — | |
| comitative | nimanke | — | |
| prolative | nimadme | — | |
| approximative I | nimanno | — | |
| approximative II | nimannoks | — | |
| egressive | nimannopäi | — | |
| terminative I | ? | — | |
| terminative II | nimalesai | — | |
| terminative III | nimassai | — | |
| additive I | ? | — | |
| additive II | nimalepäi | — | |
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “ил”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika