dimma

See also: Dimma

Faroese

Alternative forms

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɪmːa]

Noun

dimma f (genitive singular dimmu, uncountable)

  1. (rare) darkness of the night
  2. abbreviation of the newspaper Dimmalætting, see Dimma

Declension

f1s singular
indefinite definite
nominative dimma dimman
accusative dimmu dimmuna
dative dimmu dimmuni
genitive dimmu dimmunnar

Verb

dimma (third person singular past indicative dimdi, third person plural past indicative dimt, supine dimt)

  1. to get dark, darken

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-8)
infinitive
supine dimt
present past
first singular dimmi dimdi
second singular dimmir dimdi
third singular dimmir dimdi
plural dimma dimdu
participle (a7)1 dimmandi dimdur
imperative
singular dimma!
plural dimmið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Adjective

dimma

  1. dark, indefinite strong accusative singular feminine form of dimmur
  2. dark, indefinite strong genitive plural of dimmur

Declension

Declension of dimma (a20)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dimmur dimm dimt
accusative dimman dimma dimt
dative dimmum dimmari dimmum
genitive dims dimmar/
dimrar
dims
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dimmir dimmar dimm
accusative dimmar dimmar dimm
dative dimmum dimmum dimmum
genitive dimma
dimra
dimma
dimra
dimma
dimra

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪmːa/
  • Rhymes: -ɪmːa

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Old English dimm, English dim.

Noun

dimma f (genitive singular dimmu, no plural)

  1. darkness
Declension
Declension of dimma (sg-only feminine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative dimma dimman
accusative dimmu dimmuna
dative dimmu dimmunni
genitive dimmu dimmunnar

Etymology 2

Verb

dimma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative dimmdi, supine dimmt)

  1. (impersonal) to get dark, grow dark
    Það fer að dimma.
    It's getting dark.
Conjugation
dimma – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur dimma
supine sagnbót dimmt
present participle
dimmandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég dimmi dimmdi dimmi dimmdi
þú dimmir dimmdir dimmir dimmdir
hann, hún, það dimmir dimmdi dimmi dimmdi
plural við dimmum dimmdum dimmum dimmdum
þið dimmið dimmduð dimmið dimmduð
þeir, þær, þau dimma dimmdu dimmi dimmdu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú dimm (þú), dimmdu
plural þið dimmið (þið), dimmiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdim.mɑ/

Adjective

dimma

  1. inflection of dimm:
    1. strong nominative/accusative feminine plural
    2. weak nominative masculine singular

Sumerian

Romanization

dimma

  1. romanization of 𒅗𒄭 (dimma)

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

dimma c

  1. fog (cloud that forms at a low altitude and obscures vision)

Declension

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