ím
See also: Appendix:Variations of "im"
Faroese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʊiːm/
- Rhymes: -ʊiːm
Noun
ím n (genitive singular íms, plural ím)
Declension
| n3 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ím | ímið | ím | ímini |
| accusative | ím | ímið | ím | ímini |
| dative | ími | íminum | ímum | ímunum |
| genitive | íms | ímsins | íma | ímanna |
Related terms
Hungarian
Etymology
Probably from the original i variant of e (“this”, demonstrative pronoun) + -m (pronoun-forming suffix for emphasis). First attested after 1416.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈiːm]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -iːm
Interjection
ím
Derived terms
References
- ^ ím in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.
Further reading
- ím in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
Old Norse
Etymology
Has an ablaut relationship with eimr. Thus presumedly from Proto-Germanic *īmą, from a marginal Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ey- (“~ to burn, smoke”), but there are no secure cognates outside of North Germanic, so the origin is uncertain.
Noun
ím n (genitive íms, plural ím)
Declension
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ím | ímit | ím | ímin |
| accusative | ím | ímit | ím | ímin |
| dative | ími | íminu | ímum | ímunum |
| genitive | íms | ímsins | íma | ímanna |
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “ím”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 203; also available at the Internet Archive
Umatilla
Pronoun
ím
- you, second person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
References
- Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, 2014-2020. Umatilla Language Online Dictionary