kiem

See also: kiếm and kiềm

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kieme, kyme. Although the word is found as Old Dutch kīmo, it probably borrowed from Middle Low German kīme, Old Saxon kīmo because it did not undergo the regular change of -ī- to -ij- (so that *kijm would be expected). Possible influence of Latin cyma is also possible. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kīmô.

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -im

Noun

kiem f or m (plural kiemen, diminutive kiempje n)

  1. (biology) seed, sprout, germ
  2. (figuratively) beginning, birth
  3. (pathology) germ (pathogen)
  4. (mathematics) germ

Derived terms
  • kieming
  • in de kiem smoren — Eradicate from the start

Verb

kiem

  1. first-person singular present indicative of kiemen
  2. imperative of kiemen

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