limi

From limo +‎ -i.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlimi/
• Rhymes: -imi
• Hyphenation: li‧mi

limi (present limas, past limis, future limos, conditional limus, volitive limu)

1. (ambitransitive) to bound, to be a boundary of

   rivero, muro limas la bienon ― river, wall borders the farm

   Al la provinco limas montaro. ― The province is bordered by a mountain range.

   • 1903, Ludoviko Lazaro Zamenhofa, Fundamenta Krestomatio de la lingvo Esperanto [Fundamental Chrestomathy of the Esperanto language], Parizo: Hachette et Compagnie, published 1904:

     […] la lerna jaro limas sin per dek monatoj […].

     […] the school year is limited to ten months […].

   • 1927, “Josuo 18:20 [Joshua 18:20 (WEB)]”, in Zamenhofa, Ludoviko Lazaro, transl., La Malnova Testamento [The Old Testament], Londono: Brita kaj Alilanda Biblia Societo, published 1927:

     […] Jordano limas sur la flanko orienta. […].

     Jordan was its border on the east quarter. […].

   • 2000, Máire Nic Aoidh, “Ĝardenumi”, in Monato: internacia magazino‎^[1], number 04, Belgio: Flandra Esperanto-Ligo, archived from the original on 8 December 2023, page 20:

     Malantaŭ la domo, profunda akvofosaĵo limas kun ĝardeno kaj najbara tereno nordflanke.

     Behind the house, a deep ditch borders a garden and neighbouring land on the north side.

   • 2009, Sergeo Jurjiĉ, “Necesas senlima pacienco”, in Monato: internacia magazino‎^[2], Belgio: Flandra Esperanto-Ligo, archived from the original on 23 September 2021:

     Rusio estas la plej granda lando en la mondo kaj do limas multajn aliajn, ekzemple Norvegion en Eŭropo, Japanion en Azio, kaj eĉ Usonon en alia kontinento.

     Russia is the largest country in the world and therefore borders many others, for example Norway in Europe, Japan in Asia, and even the United States on another continent.

2. (ambitransitive, mathematics) synonym of randi

• “limi”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997

limi

1. indefinite dative singular of limur

Unknown. Related to Karelian limikkäh.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlimi/, [ˈlimi]
• Rhymes: -imi
• Syllabification^(key): li‧mi
• Hyphenation^(key): li‧mi

limi

1. (now uncommon) a gap between two objects such that one overlaps the other

Uncommon on its own, but common in derived words.

• Ilmi, ilmi

limi

1. indefinite accusative plural of limur

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.mi/
• Rhymes: -imi
• Hyphenation: lì‧mi

limi m

1. plural of limo

limi m

1. (rare) plural of lime

limi

1. inflection of limare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈliː.miː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈliː.mi]
• Hyphenation: lī‧mī

līmī

1. inflection of līmus:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈlimiʔ/ [ˈliː.mɪʔ] (“serious thought, contemplation”)
    • Rhymes: -imiʔ
  • IPA^(key): /ˈlimi/ [ˈliː.mɪ] (“attention, careful observation”)
    • Rhymes: -imi
• Syllabification: li‧mi

limì (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜒ)

1. reflection; serious thought; contemplation; meditation

   Synonyms: nilay-nilay, pagninilay-nilay, bulay-bulay, pagbulay-bulay

limi (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜒ)

1. attention; careful observation; giving heed to someone important

   Synonyms: intindi, pag-intindi, asikaso, pag-asikaso

• limihin

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈmiʔ/ [lɪˈmɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: li‧mi

limî (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜒ)

1. flower juice or extract