imme
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch imme, from Old Dutch *imbi, from Proto-West Germanic *imbī. Cognate with Old Saxon *imbi, Middle Low German imme, German Low German Imm, Old High German imbi, impi, Middle High German imbe, German Imme, Bavarian Imp, Old Frisian *em, *eme, Saterland Frisian Ieme, West Frisian ime.
Pronunciation
Noun
imme f (plural immen, diminutive immetje n)
- beeswarm
- Synonyms: bijendrom, bijenzwerm
- honeybee
- Synonym: honingbij
Alternative forms
- ieme (Eastern Netherlands)
Derived terms
Estonian
Noun
imme
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
imme
Determiner
imme
- Alternative form of imma (“around his/her/its/their”)
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| imme (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
unchanged | n-imme |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||