imme
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch imme, from Old Dutch *imbi, from Proto-West Germanic *imbī.
Cognate with Old Saxon *imbi, Middle Low German imme, German Low German Imm, Old High German imbi, impi, Middle High German imbe, German Imme, Bavarian Imp, Old Frisian *em, *eme, Saterland Frisian Ieme, West Frisian ime.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪ.mə/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: im‧me
Noun
imme f (plural immen, diminutive immetje n)
- beeswarm
- Synonyms: bijendrom, bijenzwerm
- honeybee (Archaic, dialectical)
- Synonym: honingbij
Alternative forms
- ieme (Eastern Netherlands)
Derived terms
Estonian
Noun
imme
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈimʲe]
Noun
imme
- genitive singular of imb (“butter”)
Determiner
imme
- alternative form of imma (“around his/her/its/their”)
Mutation
radical | lenition | nasalization |
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imme (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
imme | n-imme |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.