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Gothic
Romanization
nimis
- Romanization of 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌹𐍃
Irish
Pronunciation
Verb
nimis
- first-person plural past habitual of nigh
- first-person plural past subjunctive of nigh
Latin
Etymology
From ne- + Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (whence metior). Compare immēnsus from these roots.
Pronunciation
Adverb
nimis (not comparable)
- too, too much, excessively
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References
- “nimis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nimis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nimis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- nimis in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “nĭmis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 7: N–Pas, page 143
Volapük
Noun
nimis
- accusative plural of nim