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glimt

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Danish glimme, from Old Norse *glim, *glima, from Proto-Germanic *glimō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (“to gleam, shimmer, glow”). See also Norwegian glim, dialectal Old Swedish glim, glimma.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡlemt/, [ɡ̊lemˀd̥]

Noun edit

glimt n (singular definite glimtet, plural indefinite glimt)

  1. flash
  2. glint
  3. gleam
  4. glimmer
  5. twinkle

Inflection edit

Declension of glimt
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative glimt glimtet glimt glimtene
genitive glimts glimtets glimts glimtenes

Verb edit

glimt

  1. imperative of glimte

Further reading edit

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪmt

Verb edit

glimt

  1. inflection of glimmen:
    1. second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. (archaic) plural imperative

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From the verb glimte.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

glimt n (definite singular glimtet, indefinite plural glimt, definite plural glimta or glimtene)

  1. a flash, a glint
  2. a glimpse

Usage notes edit

  • In 2020, masculine inflection (glimten) was made obsolete.[2]

Verb edit

glimt

  1. imperative of glimte

References edit

  1. ^ “glimt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  2. ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (retrieved 12.21.20)

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From the verb glimta.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

glimt n (definite singular glimtet, indefinite plural glimt, definite plural glimta)

  1. a flash, glint
  2. a glimpse

Usage notes edit

Verb edit

glimt

  1. imperative of glimta

References edit

  1. ^ “glimt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  2. ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (retrieved 12.21.20)

Swedish edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

glimt c

  1. a brief flash of light, a glint
    en glimt i ögat
    a twinkle in the eye (idiomatically)
  2. a glimpse (brief visual impression)
    Synonym: skymt
    Jag har inte sett en glimt av henne på evigheter
    I haven't seen a glimpse of her in forever
    glimtar från matchen
    glimpses from the game

Declension edit

Declension of glimt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative glimt glimten glimtar glimtarna
Genitive glimts glimtens glimtars glimtarnas

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

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