English

Proper noun

Lim

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

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lim/

Etymology

Min Nan Hokkien 林 ‎(Lîm).

Proper noun

Lim

1. A surname​ of Chinese origin.

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

• “lim” in Den Danske Ordbog

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

• lime (verb)

Derived terms

• superlim
• tapetlim

Etymology 2

Verb

lim

1. imperative of lime

References

• “lim” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

• tapetlim

References

• “lim” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Danish

Etymology 1

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

Noun

lim m

1. limb
   • c. 1210, "Foræ enæ hand skal bøtæ halfa man bøtær", Scanian Law, chapter 95.

     […] ok um tær manz ok allæ þe limmir man ma hylia […]

     […] and of a man's toes and all the limbs he has to cover […]

Descendants

• Danish: lem

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lím.

Noun

lim n

1. glue

Descendants

• Danish: lim

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

• English: limb

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

• English: lime

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

• lìmen

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse lím.

Noun

lim n

1. glue

Volapük

Noun

lim ‎(plural lims)

1. limb

Declension