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Scanian
Etymology
From Old Norse nema, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
nimma
- to understand
Sicilian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin aenigma (“riddle”), from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, speaking in riddles”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnim.ma/ (Standard)
- Hyphenation: nìm‧ma
Noun
nimma m (plural nimmi)
- Unintelligible talking.
- Parrari a nimma. ― To speak in an incomprehensible way.
- A riddle, or a difficult problem.
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse nema, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną. Although this verb originally belonged to the class 4 of strong verbs, it has merged into class 3, possibly analogically to simma.
Pronunciation
Verb
nimma (present nimmer, preterite nam, supine nummit, imperative nim)
- (obsolete) to take
1571, Amund Laurentzson, “O HERRE Gudh j himmelrik”, in Then Swenska Psalmeboken, page 188:[…] Ty äplet hon nam/ aff ormsens hand/ […]- For the apple she took, from the hand of the snake,
- (obsolete) to learn
- (rare, dated) to notice, to be aware of, to sense
- Synonym: förnimma
Conjugation
Conjugation of nimma (class 3 strong)
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