French

Noun

olim m ‎(plural olims)

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin olim.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.lim/, /ˈɔ.lim/

Adverb

olim

1. in former times, once, yesteryear, aforetime

Synonyms

• antee

Antonyms

• nun

Derived terms

• olima ‎(“erstwhile, former, ancient”)

Latin

Etymology

For ōle, olle, ōlus, ollus, archaic forms of ille, with locative ending -im, = illō temporē.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈoː.lim/

Adverb

ōlim ‎(not comparable)

1. at that time, once upon a time
2. one day, at some (future) time
3. often, for some time

References

• olim in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• olim in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “olim”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• olim in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016