dimma
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Faroese
Alternative forms
- (common) dimmi
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
dimma f (genitive singular dimmu, uncountable)
Declension
| Declension of dimma (singular only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| f1s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dimma | dimman |
| accusative | dimmu | dimmuna |
| dative | dimmu | dimmuni |
| genitive | dimmu | dimmunnar |
Verb
dimma (third person singular past indicative dimdi, third person plural past indicative dimt, supine dimt)
- to get dark, darken
Conjugation
| Conjugation of dimma (group v-8) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dimma | |
| supine | dimt | |
| participle (a7)1 | dimmandi | dimdur |
| present | past | |
| first singular | dimmi | dimdi |
| second singular | dimmir | dimdi |
| third singular | dimmir | dimdi |
| plural | dimma | dimdu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | dimma! | |
| plural | dimmið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||
Adjective
dimma
- dark, indefinite strong accusative singular feminine form of dimmur
- dark, indefinite strong genitive plural of dimmur
Declension
| Declension of dimma (a20) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | dimmur | dimm | dimt |
| Accusative | dimman | dimma | dimt |
| Dative | dimmum | dimmari | dimmum |
| Genitive | dims | dimmar/ dimrar |
dims |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | dimmir | dimmar | dimm |
| Accusative | dimmar | dimmar | dimm |
| Dative | dimmum | dimmum | dimmum |
| Genitive | dimma dimra |
dimma dimra |
dimma dimra |
Icelandic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Old English dimm, English dim.
Pronunciation
Noun
dimma f (genitive singular dimmu, no plural)
Declension
Verb
dimma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative dimmdi, supine dimmt)
- (impersonal) to get dark, grow dark
- Það fer að dimma.
- It's getting dark.
Conjugation
dimma — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að dimma | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
dimmt | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
dimmandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) |
ég dimmi | við dimmum | present (nútíð) |
ég dimmi | við dimmum |
| þú dimmir | þið dimmið | þú dimmir | þið dimmið | ||
| hann, hún, það dimmir | þeir, þær, þau dimma | hann, hún, það dimmi | þeir, þær, þau dimmi | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég dimmdi | við dimmdum | past (þátíð) |
ég dimmdi | við dimmdum |
| þú dimmdir | þið dimmduð | þú dimmdir | þið dimmduð | ||
| hann, hún, það dimmdi | þeir, þær, þau dimmdu | hann, hún, það dimmdi | þeir, þær, þau dimmdu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
dimm (þú) | dimmið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| dimmdu | dimmiði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
Old English
Pronunciation
Adjective
dimma
- inflection of dimm:
Sumerian
Romanization
dimma
- Romanization of 𒅗𒄭 (dimma)
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
dimma c
- fog (cloud that forms at a low altitude and obscures vision)
Declension
Declension of dimma
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- dimma in Svensk ordbok.