lim

See also: Lim, lím, līm, lɩm, -lim-, and lîm

Translingual

Symbol

lim

  1. (mathematics) limit

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish lim, from Old Norse lím.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈliːˀm]

Noun

lim c (singular definite limen, plural indefinite lime)

  1. glue
Declension
Declension of lim
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lim limen lime limene
genitive lims limens limes limenes

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈliːˀm]

Verb

lim

  1. imperative of lime

References

Faroese

Noun

lim

  1. indefinite accusative singular of limur

Icelandic

Noun

lim

  1. indefinite accusative singular of limur
  2. indefinite dative singular of limur

Ladin

Noun

lim m (plural lims)

  1. limit

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English lim.

Noun

lim

  1. Alternative form of lyme (“limb”)

Etymology 2

From Old English līm.

Noun

lim

  1. Alternative form of lyme (“quicklime”)

Min Nan
For pronunciation and definitions of lim – see 啉 (“to drink; to drink alcohol”).
(This character, lim, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 啉.)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lím

Noun

lim n (definite singular limet, indefinite plural lim, definite plural lima or limene)

  1. glue, paste (adhesive)
Derived terms

Verb

lim

  1. imperative of lime

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse lím

Noun

lim n (definite singular limet, indefinite plural lim, definite plural lima)

  1. glue, paste (adhesive)

Derived terms

References

Old Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse limr, from Proto-Germanic *limuz.

Noun

lim m

  1. limb
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lím.

Noun

lim n

  1. glue
Descendants

Old English

Alternative forms
  • leom

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *limą, probably related to *liþu- (whence liþ). Cognate with Old Norse limr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lim/

Noun

lim n (nominative plural limu)

  1. limb, bodily member; branch (of tree etc)

Declension
Declension of lim (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative lim limu
accusative lim limu
genitive limes lima
dative lime limum

Derived terms

Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lei-. Cognate with Middle Dutch līm (Dutch lijm), Old High German līm (German Leim), Old Norse lím (Swedish lim). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Latin limus (“mud”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /liːm/

Noun

līm m (nominative plural līmas)

  1. glue; mortar, paste, lime

Derived terms
Descendants

References

Scanian

Etymology

From Old Norse limr, from Proto-Germanic *limuz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [léɪm], [lǿʏm]

Noun

lim m

  1. limb

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Middle High German līm.

Noun

lȉm m (Cyrillic spelling ли̏м)

  1. sheet metal
  2. (regional, Croatia) tin (silvery-white metal, the chemical element of atomic number 50)

Declension
Declension of lim
singular plural
nominative lȉm lìmovi
genitive lima lìmōvā
dative limu limovima
accusative lim limove
vocative lime limovi
locative limu limovima
instrumental limom limovima

Derived terms

Synonyms

See also
SymbolPtAuAgFeAlSnCu
metalplatinazlatosrebroželjezoaluminijlimbakar

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse lím.

Noun

lim n

  1. glue

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier cây) lim

  1. Erythrophleum fordii

Volapük

Noun

lim (plural lims)

  1. limb

Declension
declension of lim
singular plural
nominative lim lims
genitive lima limas
dative lime limes
accusative limi limis
vocative 1 o lim! o lims!
predicative 2 limu limus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in some later, non-classical Volapük only
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