Bims
See also: bims
English edit
Noun edit
Bims
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Shortened from Bijlmermeer.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Bims c
- (informal, humorous) Synonym of Bijlmermeer
- Ik heb tien jaar in de Bims gewoond.
- I lived in Bijlmermeer for ten years.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German pumeze, bumez, bimz, from Old High German pumiz, from Proto-West Germanic *pumic (“pumice stone”).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
Bims m (strong, genitive Bimses, plural Bimse)
Declension edit
Declension of Bims [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Bims” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bims (Bimsstein, Pruegel)” in Duden online
- “Bims (Geld)” in Duden online
- “Bims (Kram, Plunder, Zeug)” in Duden online