fimo
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fimo m (plural fimi)
- (literary) dung, ordure
- 1822, Ippolito Pindemonte, transl., Odissea [Odyssey][1], Verona: Società Tipografica Editrice, translation of Ὀδύσσεια (Odýsseia) by Homer, Libro XVII, page 506, lines 358–359:
- Negletto allor giacea nel molto fimo ¶ di muli, e buoi sparso alle porte innanzi, […]
- At the time, it laid neglected upon the abundant dung ¶ of mules and oxen, scattered in front of the doors, […]
- 1904, Giovanni Pascoli, “La canzone del bucato”, in Primi poemetti [First short poems][2], Bologna: Zanichelli, published 1907, Section III, page 116:
- Sopra le margherite e sopra il timo ¶ stava la tela, e si vedea lì presso ¶ un canapaio nero ancor di fimo.
- Upon the daisies and the thyme ¶ laid the cloth, and nearby could be seen ¶ a hemp field still blackened by the ordure.
Latin edit
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fimō
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Aragonese fiemo, from Latin fimum (“dung”).
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fimo m (plural fimos)
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Further reading edit
- “fimo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014