nimma
Scanian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse nema, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
nimma
- to understand
Sicilian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin aenigma (“riddle”), from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, speaking in riddles”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nimma m (plural nimmi)
- Unintelligible talking.
- Parrari a nimma. ― To speak in an incomprehensible way.
- A riddle, or a difficult problem.
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Related terms edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse nema, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną. Although this verb originally belonged to the class 4 of strong verbs, it has merged into class 3, possibly analogically to simma.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
nimma (present nimmer, preterite nam, supine nummit, imperative nim)
- (obsolete) to take
- 1571, Amund Laurentzson, “O HERRE Gudh j himmelrik”, in Then Swenska Psalmeboken[1], page 188:
- […] Ty äplet hon nam/ aff ormsens hand/ […]
- […] For the apple she took, from the hand of the snake, […]
- (obsolete) to learn
- (rare, dated) to notice, to be aware of, to sense
- Synonym: förnimma
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of nimma (class 3 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | nimma | nimmas | ||
| Supine | nummit | nummits | ||
| Imperative | nim | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | nimmen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | nimmer | nam | nims, nimmes | nams |
| Ind. plural1 | nimma | nummo | nimmas | nummos |
| Subjunctive2 | nimme | numme | nimmes | nummes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | nimmande | |||
| Past participle | nummen | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||