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Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
neme
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of nemen
- Men neme een mooie beroemde vrouw, een klinkende boodschap en voilà. ― Take a beautiful famous woman, a resounding message, and voila.
Usage notes
“Men neme” were the traditional opening words of a recipe, followed by a list of ingredients and further instructions in the subjunctive mood. While archaic, this form is still commonly used for (often fictitious and facetious) success formulas.
Anagrams
Fataluku
Numeral
neme
- six
Hungarian
Etymology
nem (“gender”) + -e (possessive suffix)
Pronunciation
Noun
neme
- third-person singular single-possession possessive of nem
Declension
Lovono
Noun
neme
- woman
References
- p.108 of: Alexandre François, 2009, « The languages of Vanikoro: Three lexicons and one grammar », in Bethwyn Evans, Discovering history through language: Papers in honour of Malcolm Ross, Canberra, Australian National University, Pacific Linguistics 605, p. 103-126.
- François, Alexandre. 2021. Online Teanu–English dictionary, with equivalents in Lovono and Tanema. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. – entry emele in Teanu, showing Lovono equivalent neme.
Serbo-Croatian
Adjective
neme
- inflection of nem:
- masculine accusative plural
- feminine genitive singular
- feminine nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Turkish
Noun
neme
- dative singular of nem