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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *něměti, from *němъ + *-ěti. By surface analysis, німи́й (nimýj) +‎ -і́ти (-íty). Compare Russian неме́ть (nemétʹ), Belarusian няме́ць (njamjécʹ), Polish niemieć.

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  • IPA(key): [nʲiˈmʲite]
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німі́ти (nimítyimpf (perfective онімі́ти) (intransitive)

  1. to become dumb, to become mute, to become speechless
  2. to become numb, to go numb, to become torpid
    Synonym: затерпа́ти impf (zaterpáty)

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