dimme
German
Pronunciation
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Verb
dimme
- inflection of dimmen:
- first-person singular present
- singular imperative
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Clipping of dimittere.
Verb
dimme (present tense dimmer, past tense dimma or dimmet, past participle dimma or dimmet)
- (colloquial, military, transitive) to discharge after military service
- (colloquial, military, intransitive) to be discharged after military service
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse dimma (“darkness; darken”, noun and verb). The sense of dimming one's headlights is borrowed from English, but is ultimately of the same origin. Related to dim.
Verb
dimme (present tense dimmer, past tense dimte, past participle dimt)
dimme (present tense dimmer, past tense dimma or dimmet, past participle dimma or dimmet)
- (automotive) to switch one's headlamps from high-beam to low-beam, to dim one's headlights
Usage notes
- The verb is usually conjugated as a type 2 weak verb:
- å dimme – dimmer – dimte – har dimt.
- In the sense of dimming one's headlights, a type 1 weak verb conjugation is used:
- å dimme – dimmer – dimma/dimmet – har dimma/dimmet.
Noun
dimme f or m (definite singular dimma or dimmen, indefinite plural dimmer, definite plural dimmene)
- twilight, half darkness
- blurriness in the air
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
dimme
- inflection of dim:
- definite singular
- plural
References
- “dimme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Clipping of dimittere.
Alternative forms
- dimma (a infinitive)
Verb
dimme (present tense dimmar, past tense dimma, imperative dim, supine and past participle dimma, present participle dimmande)
- (colloquial, military, transitive) to discharge after military service
- (colloquial, military, intransitive) to be discharged after military service
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse dimma (“darkness; darken”, noun and verb). The sense of dimming one's headlights is borrowed from English, but is ultimately of the same origin.
Alternative forms
- dimma (verb, a infinitive)
Verb
dimme (present tense dimmar or dimmer, past tense dimma or dimde or dimte, imperative dim, supine dimt, past participle dimd or dimt, present participle dimmande) (see usage notes)
- (intransitive) to become blurry, darken
- (transitive) to blur, to make dark(er)
- (automotive) to switch one's headlamps from high-beam to low-beam, to dim one's headlights
Usage notes
- The verb is usually conjugated like an e-verb
- (å dimme – dimmer – dimde/dimte – har dimt)
- But in the sense of changing one's headlamp configuration to low-beam, an a-verb conjugation may be used
- (å dimme – dimmar/dimmer – dimma/dimde/dimte – har dimma/dimt)
Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
dimme f (definite singular dimma, indefinite plural dimmer, definite plural dimmene)
- twilight, half darkness, blurriness
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
dimme
- inflection of dim:
- definite singular
- plural
References
- “dimme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdim.me/
Adjective
dimme
- inflection of dimm:
- strong accusative feminine singular
- strong instrumental masculine/neuter singular
- strong nominative/accusative masculine/feminine plural
- weak nominative feminine/neuter singular
- weak accusative neuter singular