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Italian
Etymology
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Suffix
-ime f (noun-forming suffix, plural -imi)
- used to create concrete collective nouns
- beccare (“to peck”) + -ime → becchime (“birdseed”)
- mangiare (“to eat”) + -ime → mangime (“fodder”)
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin -imen. Compare also Aromanian -imi.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ime f (plural -imi)
- from adjectives forms nouns denoting quality or state of. -ness, -ity, -hood, -ship, -dom
- Synonyms: -tate, -eață, -ie
- forms collective nouns, often indicating a multitude or totality of. -ry (class or group, collection of)
- țăran (“peasant”) + -ime → țărănime (“peasantry”)
- from numerals forms nouns meaning a part of a fraction. -th
- opt (“eight”) + -ime → optime (“eighth”)
Declension
Declension of -ime
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singular
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plural
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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| nominative/accusative
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(o) -ime
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-imea
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(niște) -imi
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-imile
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| genitive/dative
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(unei) -imi
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-imii
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(unor) -imi
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-imilor
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| vocative
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-ime, -imeo
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-imilor
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Derived terms