Wiktionary

Bim

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bim"

English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the 1860s. Origin unknown. Perhaps from Igbo bem (“my home, household, folk, fellows”).[1]

Noun edit

Bim (plural Bims)

  1. (demonym) A Barbadian.

Proper noun edit

Bim

  1. (Barbados) A nickname for Barbados.

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Jonathon Green Green's Dictionary of Slang https://greensdictofslang.com/entry/n62tz4y

Etymology 2 edit

Proper noun edit

Bim

  1. A surname.

Anagrams edit

German edit

Etymology edit

Onomatopoeic, related to bimmeln.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈb̥ɪm/
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Noun edit

Bim f (genitive Bim, plural Bims)

  1. (Austria, chiefly Vienna) tram
    Synonym: Straßenbahn

Declension edit

Declension of Bim [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Bim die Bims
genitive einer der Bim der Bims
dative einer der Bim den Bims
accusative eine die Bim die Bims

Further reading edit

  • “Bim” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Bim” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Bim” in Duden online
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