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Lim

Lim

(lĭm)
,
Noun.
[See
Limb
.]
A limb.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


Lim

Lim

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

English

Proper noun

Lim

  1. A surname, the English form of a common Korean surname ( (Im, Yim), or ; (Lim, Rim), )

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lim/

Etymology

Min Nan Hokkien (Lîm).

Proper noun

Lim

  1. A surname of Chinese origin.

lim

lim

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

Translingual

Symbol

lim

  1. (mathematics) limit

English

Verb

lim (third-person singular simple present ?, present participle ?, simple past and past participle ?)

  1. (Singapore) to drink
    lim kopi
    to drink coffee; (euphemistic) to be questioned by the police

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

Etymology 2

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

Lojban

Rafsi

lim

  1. rafsi of limna.

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)
Related terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɪm/

Noun

lim n (nominative plural limu)

  1. limb, bodily member; branch (of tree etc)
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. mortar, paste, lime
Descendants

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

Declension

Derived terms


Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse lím.

Noun

lim n

  1. glue

Volapük

Noun

lim (plural lims)

  1. limb

Declension