nimen

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See also: nǐmen

Finnish

Noun

nimen

  1. genitive singular of nimi

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English niman, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną, probably from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“take”).

Verb

nimen (third-person singular simple present nimeth, present participle nimende, nimynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative nom, past participle nomen)

  1. to take

Conjugation

Conjugation of nimen (strong class 4)
infinitive (to) nimen, nime
present tense past tense
1st-person singular nime nom, nam
2nd-person singular nimest nome, name, nom, nam
3rd-person singular nimeth nom, nam
subjunctive singular nime nome1, name1
imperative singular —
plural2 nimen, nime nomen, nome, namen, name
imperative plural nimeth, nime —
participles nimynge, nimende numen, nume, nomen, nome

1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: nim; numb (from past participle)
  • Scots: nim

Yapese

Noun

nimen

  1. chicken
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