duim
See also: dùim
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Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch dume, from Old Dutch *thūmo, from Proto-West Germanic *þūmō, from Proto-Germanic *þūmô.
Compare West Frisian tomme, Low German Dumen, German Daumen, English thumb, Danish tomme, Swedish tumme.
Noun edit
duim m (plural duimen, diminutive duimpje n)
- thumb, the innermost finger
- inch
- pintle (jointed pivot of a hinge, consisting of the pin and the non-moving leaf)
- Coordinate term: heng
Alternative forms edit
- (archaic) dom
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: duim
- Negerhollands: tompi
- → Aukan: doin
- → Caribbean Hindustani: doi
- → Caribbean Javanese: dim
- → Indonesian: dim
- → Papiamentu: dùim, duim
- → Russian: дюйм (djujm)
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
duim
- inflection of duimen:
Latin edit
Verb edit
duim
- (archaic) first-person singular present active subjunctive of dō; synonym of dem
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Unknown. Compare uimă.
Noun edit
duim n (uncountable)
Declension edit
declension of duim (singular only)
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duim