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lime

See also: limé and līme

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EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle English lyme, lym, lime, from Old English līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz. Cognate with Danish lim (from Old Norse lím), Dutch lijm, German Leim; Latin limus (“mud”).

NounEdit

lime (countable and uncountable, plural limes)

  1. (chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
    • 1952, L.F. Salzman, Building in England, page 149.
      Lime, which is the product of the burning of chalk or limestone, might be bought ready burnt, or it could be burnt in kilns specially constructed in the neighbourhood of the building operations.
  2. (poetic) Any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.
    • 1610, The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, act 4 scene 1
      Monster, come, put some lime upon your fingers, and away with the rest.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Wordsworth
      Like the lime that foolish birds are caught with.
Derived termsEdit
terms derived from lime (noun) alkali substance
TranslationsEdit
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VerbEdit

lime (third-person singular simple present limes, present participle liming, simple past and past participle limed)

  1. (transitive) To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).
  2. (transitive) To smear with birdlime.
    1. (rare) To ensnare, catch, entrap.
  3. (transitive) To apply limewash.
TranslationsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

 
Avenue of limes (Tilia) in Prague.

An alteration of line, a variant form of lind.

NounEdit

lime (plural limes)

  1. A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially Tilia × europaea; the linden tree, or its wood.
    • 1871–72, George Eliot, Middlemarch, Chapter 3
      she looked before her, not consciously seeing, but absorbing into the intensity of her mood, the solemn glory of the afternoon with its long swathes of light between the far-off rows of limes, whose shadows touched each other.
Usage notesEdit
  • Both this and the citrus are trees with fragrant flowers, but this is more temperate and the citrus is more tropical and subtropical. Outside of Europe and adjoining parts of Asia, the citrus sense is much more common
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
linden tree — see linden

Etymology 3Edit

 
English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Avocados and limes.

From French lime, from Spanish lima, from Arabic لِيمَة‎ (līma), from Persian لیمو‎ (līmū).

NounEdit

lime (plural limes)

  2. Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.
  3. Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Key lime, Citrus aurantiifolia.
  4. A light, somewhat yellowish, green colour associated with the fruits of a lime tree.
    lime colour:  
    web lime colour:  
Usage notesEdit

Both this and the linden are trees with fragrant flowers, but the linden is more temperate and this is more tropical and subtropical. Outside of Europe and adjoining parts of Asia, this sense is much more common.

Derived termsEdit
terms derived from lime ("Citrus")
TranslationsEdit
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terms of interest for lime (noun) fruit and color
Colors in English · colors, colours (layout · text)
     white      gray, grey      black
             red ; crimson              orange ; brown              yellow ; cream
             lime              green              mint
             cyan ; teal              azure, sky blue              blue
             violet ; indigo              magenta ; purple              pink

AdjectiveEdit

lime (not comparable)

  1. Containing lime or lime juice.
  2. Having the aroma or flavor of lime.
  3. Lime-green.
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Etymology 4Edit

Back-formation from limer.

VerbEdit

lime (third-person singular simple present limes, present participle liming, simple past and past participle limed)

  1. (West Indies) To hang out/socialize in an informal, relaxed environment, especially with friends, for example at a party or on the beach.

Etymology 5Edit

NounEdit

lime (plural limes)

  1. Alternative form of lyam (a leash)
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 6Edit

From lime (the fruit) as comparable to lemon (a more explicit rating in anime).

NounEdit

lime (plural limes)

  1. (anime) A fan fiction story that stops short of full, explicit descriptions of sexual activity, with the intimacy left to the reader's imagination.

AnagramsEdit

DanishEdit

NounEdit

lime c (singular definite limen, plural indefinite lime or limes)

  1. lime (fruit)

InflectionEdit

Declension of lime
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lime limen lime
limes 		limene
genitive limes limens limes
limes' 		limenes

VerbEdit

lime (imperative lim, infinitive at lime, present tense limer, past tense limede, perfect tense har limet)

  1. to glue

FinnishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlime/, [ˈlime̞]
  • Hyphenation: li‧me

NounEdit

lime

  1. lime (citrus tree and its fruit)

Usage notesEdit

This word is now more common than limetti but still regarded as less correct by, for example, the Kielitoimiston sanakirja. Some inflected forms are indeed quite awkward to use.

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of lime (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative lime limet
genitive limen limejen
partitive limeä limejä
illative limeen limeihin
singular plural
nominative lime limet
accusative nom. lime limet
gen. limen
genitive limen limejen
limeinrare
partitive limeä limejä
inessive limessä limeissä
elative limestä limeistä
illative limeen limeihin
adessive limellä limeillä
ablative limeltä limeiltä
allative limelle limeille
essive limenä limeinä
translative limeksi limeiksi
instructive — limein
abessive limettä limeittä
comitative — limeineen

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FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /lim/
  • audio (une lime)
    		(file)
  • Rhymes: -im

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin līma.

NounEdit

lime f (plural limes)

  1. file (tool)
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Spanish lima, from Arabic لِيمَة‎ (līma).

NounEdit

lime f (plural limes)

  1. lime (fruit, tree)
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GalicianEdit

ItalianEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

NounEdit

lime f pl

  1. plural of lima

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from English.

NounEdit

lime m (invariable)

  1. lime (citrus tree)

AnagramsEdit

LatinEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

līme

  1. vocative singular of līmus

Middle EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old English lim.

NounEdit

lime

  1. Alternative form of lyme (“limb”)

Etymology 2Edit

From Old English līm.

NounEdit

lime

  1. Alternative form of lyme (“quicklime”)

Norwegian BokmålEdit

 
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Etymology 1Edit

From Persian لیمو‎ (līmū), via Arabic لِيمَة‎ (līma), Spanish lima, and English lime

NounEdit

lime m (definite singular limen, indefinite plural limer, definite plural limene)

  1. a lime (citrus fruit)

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Norse líma

VerbEdit

lime (imperative lim, present tense limer, passive limes, simple past lima or limet or limte, past participle lima or limet or limt, present participle limende)

  1. to glue or paste (something)
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Norwegian NynorskEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Persian لیمو‎ (līmū), via Arabic لِيمَة‎ (līma), Spanish lima, and English lime

NounEdit

lime m (definite singular limen, indefinite plural limar, definite plural limane)

  1. a lime (citrus fruit)

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PortugueseEdit

VerbEdit

lime

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of limar
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of limar
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of limar
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of limar

SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

lime

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of limar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of limar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of limar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of limar.
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