nemme
Central Franconian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German nëmen, from Old High German neman, from Proto-West Germanic *neman. Compare German nehmen, Dutch nemen, Old English niman.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
nemme (third-person singular present nemmp, past tense nohm, past participle jenomme)
Usage notes edit
- Virtually all dialects of Moselle Franconian lack this verb, using hole, holle instead.
- The second and third persons singular of the present have a vowel change /ɛ/ → /e/, which is not reflected in spelling.
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse næmi, from Proto-Germanic *nēmiją, related to the following word.
Noun edit
nemme n (singular definite nemmet, not used in plural form)
Declension edit
neuter gender |
Singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | nemme | nemmet |
genitive | nemmes | nemmets |
References edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse nema, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną (“to take”), cognate with German nehmen.
Verb edit
nemme (past tense nemmede, past participle nemmet)
Conjugation edit
References edit
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
nemme
- plural and definite singular attributive of nem
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German nëmen, from Old High German neman, from Proto-West Germanic *neman.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
nemme
- to take
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German nëmen, from Old High German neman, from Proto-West Germanic *neman. Compare German nehmen, Dutch nemen, Old English niman.
Verb edit
nemme
- to take, to appropriate
- to receive