Wiktionary

nem

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nem"

Amasi edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

nēm (singular ɣànēm, plural bánēm)

  1. man

References edit

  • Africana Marburgensia (1973)

Atong (India) edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *nam¹ (“good”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nam (“good”).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

nem- (Bengali script নেম)

  1. to get better; to heal (oneself)

Adjective edit

nem- (Bengali script নেম, type 1)

  1. good

References edit

Bikol Central edit

Bikol Central phrasebook
 This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Interjection edit

nem (Basahan spelling ᜈᜒᜋ᜔)

  1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) Hello
    Synonyms: komusta, tara

Phrase edit

nem (Basahan spelling ᜈᜒᜋ᜔)

  1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) What's up?
    Synonym: tara

Chinook Jargon edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English name.

Noun edit

nem

  1. name
    Nika nem Ling Fu. ― My name is Ling Fu.

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse næmr (“talented”), from Proto-Germanic *nēmiz (“takeable”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /nɛm/, [ˈnɛmˀ]

Adjective edit

nem (neuter nemt, plural and definite singular attributive nemme, comparative nemmere, superlative (predicative) nemmest, superlative (attributive) nemmeste)

  1. easy

Synonyms edit

Eastern Cham edit

Eastern Cham cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : nam, nem

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Chamic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

nem

  1. six

French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Vietnamese nem.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /nɛm/
  • Audio(file)

Noun edit

nem m (plural nems)

  1. a type of Vietnamese spring roll
  2. more generally, any spring roll

Anagrams edit

German edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Article edit

nem

  1. (colloquial) Contraction of einem (“a, an”).

Hungarian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *ne (“no, not”). In the Ob-Ugric languages, it has been used only in pronominal forms such as Northern Mansi нэ̄матыр (nè̄matyr, “nothing”), нэ̄мхо̄т (nè̄mhōt, “nowhere”), нэ̄мхуньт (nè̄mhunʹt, “never”) (Sosva) and Northern Khanty нємхуйат (nêmhujat, “nobody”) (Kazym) or нємәԓхуйат (nêməłhujat)/нємәԯхуйат (nêməłhujat) etc.

Adverb edit

nem

  2. no, not

Interjection edit

nem!

  1. no, not

Noun edit

nem (plural nemek)

  2. no (a negative answer)
    • 1994, Ottó Orbán, Cédula a romokon (A Note on the Ruins), Fenegyerekek közt hallgatnak a múzsák (essay)[1]
      …másképp szólva, mi ketten együtt vagyunk a kozmosz kettes számrendszerének igenje és nemje, belénk írva a program, mely a világot mozgatja.
      …in other words, we both are together the yes and no of the binary system of the cosmos, with the program that moves the world written in us.
    nemet mond ― to say no
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative nem nemek
accusative nemet nemeket
dative nemnek nemeknek
instrumental nemmel nemekkel
causal-final nemért nemekért
translative nemmé nemekké
terminative nemig nemekig
essive-formal nemként nemekként
essive-modal — —
inessive nemben nemekben
superessive nemen nemeken
adessive nemnél nemeknél
illative nembe nemekbe
sublative nemre nemekre
allative nemhez nemekhez
elative nemből nemekből
delative nemről nemekről
ablative nemtől nemektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		nemé nemeké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		neméi nemekéi
Possessive forms of nem
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. nemem nemjeim
2nd person sing. nemed nemjeid
3rd person sing. nemje nemjei
1st person plural nemünk nemjeink
2nd person plural nemetek nemjeitek
3rd person plural nemjük nemjeik
Derived terms edit
Compound words with this term at the beginning (general terms)
Compound words with this term at the beginning (technical terms[1])
Compound words with this term at the end
Expressions

Etymology 2 edit

Of unknown origin.[2]

Noun edit

nem (plural nemek)

  2. sex
  4. gender; short for társadalmi nem, which distinguishes gender as opposed to sex
  6. (grammar) gender (division of nouns and pronouns)
  8. (biology, taxonomy) genus (rank in the taxonomic classification of animals, between family and species)
    Coordinate term: nemzetség (the same rank for plants and fungi, which denotes “tribe” among animals)
  10. kind, sort
    egyedülálló a maga nemében ― unique of its kind
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative nem nemek
accusative nemet nemeket
dative nemnek nemeknek
instrumental nemmel nemekkel
causal-final nemért nemekért
translative nemmé nemekké
terminative nemig nemekig
essive-formal nemként nemekként
essive-modal — —
inessive nemben nemekben
superessive nemen nemeken
adessive nemnél nemeknél
illative nembe nemekbe
sublative nemre nemekre
allative nemhez nemekhez
elative nemből nemekből
delative nemről nemekről
ablative nemtől nemektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		nemé nemeké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		neméi nemekéi
Possessive forms of nem
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. nemem nemeim
2nd person sing. nemed nemeid
3rd person sing. neme nemei
1st person plural nemünk nemeink
2nd person plural nemetek nemeitek
3rd person plural nemük nemeik
Hyponyms edit

(grammar):

Derived terms edit
Compound words
Descendants edit
  • → Romanian: neam

References edit

  1. ^ Magyar fizikai helyesírási szótár (’Hungarian Orthographical Dictionary of Physics’). Budapest: Magyar Tudományos Akadémia, Fizikai Tudományok Osztálya (Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Section of Physical Sciences), 2018.
  2. ^ nem in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading edit

  • (gender, sex, type): nem in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • (no, not): nem in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Javanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Shortened form of enem, from Old Javanese enem, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Alternative forms edit

Numeral edit

nem

  1. six

Etymology 2 edit

Adjective edit

nem

  1. Dated spelling of nèm.

Latin edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

nem

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of nō

Maguindanao edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Numeral edit

nem

  1. six

Malecite-Passamaquoddy edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Abenaki nahama, Mohegan-Pequot náham, Unami chikënëm, Quiripi nahiam.

Noun edit

nem anim (plural nemiyik, possessed nemimol, diminutive nemsis)

  1. turkey

Maranao edit

Maranao numbers (edit)
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: nem

Etymology edit

From Proto-Philippine *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Numeral edit

nem

  1. six

References edit

Middle English edit

Noun edit

nem

  1. Alternative form of em

Nigerian Pidgin edit

Noun edit

nem

  1. name

North Frisian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Frisian nema.

Verb edit

nem

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) to take

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of nem
infinitive I nem
infinitive II tu nemen
past participle nimen
imperative singular nem
imperative plural nem'em
  present past
1st-person singular ik nem ik naam
2nd-person singular dü namst dü naamst
3rd-person singular hi/hat/at namt hi/hat/at naam
1st-person dual wat nem wat naam
2nd-person dual jat nem jat naam
1st-person plural wi nem wi naam
2nd-person plural jam nem jam naam
3rd-person plural jo nem jo naam
  perfect pluperfect
1st-person singular ik haa nimen ik hed nimen
2nd-person singular dü heest nimen dü hedst nimen
3rd-person singular hi/hat/at hee nimen hi/hat/at hed nimen
1st-person dual wat haa nimen wat hed nimen
2nd-person dual jat haa nimen jat hed nimen
1st-person plural wi haa nimen wi hed nimen
2nd-person plural jam haa nimen jam hed nimen
3rd-person plural jo haa nimen jo hed nimen
  future (skel) future (wel)
1st-person singular ik skal nem ik wal nem
2nd-person singular dü skääl nem dü wääl nem
3rd-person singular hi/hat/at skal nem hi/hat/at wal nem
1st-person dual wat skel nem wat wel nem
2nd-person dual jat skel nem jat wel nem
1st-person plural wi skel nem wi wel nem
2nd-person plural jam skel nem jam wel nem
3rd-person plural jo skel nem jo wel nem


Old Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Celtic *nemos, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

nem n (genitive nime, nominative plural nime)

  1. heaven
    • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 6c9
      Ní hed not·beir i nem, cía ba loingthech.
      It is not this that brings you sg into heaven, that you may be gluttonous.
    • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 22b23
      Ci as·bera nech ro·pïa nem cía du·gneid na rétu sa, nípa fír.
      Even if anyone says you pl will have heaven although you do these things, it will not be true.
  2. sky
  3. radiance

Declension edit

Neuter s-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative nemN nemN nimeL
Vocative nemN nemN nimeL
Accusative nemN nemN nimeL
Genitive nimeL nime nimeN
Dative nimL nimib nimib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
nem
also nnem after a proclitic 		nem
pronounced with /n(ʲ)-/ 		unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

Old Norse edit

Verb edit

nem

  1. inflection of nema:
    1. first-person singular present active indicative
    2. second-person singular present active imperative

Old Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Brythonic *neβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *nemos, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”).

Noun edit

nem

  1. heaven

Descendants edit

Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese nen, from Latin nec (“nor; and not”). Compare Galician nin, Catalan, French, and Spanish ni, Italian né.

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

nem (not comparable)

  2. not even (introduces an emphatic negation)
    Nem eu sabia disso.
    Not even I knew this.
  4. do not even (introduces an emphatic negative command)
    Nem pense em fazer isso.
    Don’t even think about doing this.

Quotations edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:nem.

Adverb edit

nem (not comparable)

  2. neither … nor
    Nem gosto nem desgosto.
    I neither like it nor dislike it.

Derived terms edit

Conjunction edit

nem

  2. nor; and not (introduces a further negative statement)
    Não sei, nem quero saber.
    I don’t know, and I don’t want to know. / I neither know nor want to.
  4. nor (introducing each except the first term of a series, indicating none of them is true)
    Devemos aguentar sem água nem comida.
    We must endure without water nor food.

Interjection edit

nem!

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) nah, no
    Você gosta de abóbora? Nem! Eu prefiro cenoura.
    Do you like pumpkin? Nah! I prefer carrot.

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Serbo-Croatian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *němъ.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

nȇm (Cyrillic spelling не̑м, definite nȇmī)

  1. mute, dumb
  2. silent, soundless (movie)

Declension edit

indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative nem nema nemo
genitive nema neme nema
dative nemu nemoj nemu
accusative inanimate
animate 		nem
nema 		nemu nemo
vocative nem nema nemo
locative nemu nemoj nemu
instrumental nemim nemom nemim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative nemi neme nema
genitive nemih nemih nemih
dative nemim(a) nemim(a) nemim(a)
accusative neme neme nema
vocative nemi neme nema
locative nemim(a) nemim(a) nemim(a)
instrumental nemim(a) nemim(a) nemim(a)
definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative nemi nema nemo
genitive nemog(a) neme nemog(a)
dative nemom(u/e) nemoj nemom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate 		nemi
nemog(a) 		nemu nemo
vocative nemi nema nemo
locative nemom(e/u) nemoj nemom(e/u)
instrumental nemim nemom nemim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative nemi neme nema
genitive nemih nemih nemih
dative nemim(a) nemim(a) nemim(a)
accusative neme neme nema
vocative nemi neme nema
locative nemim(a) nemim(a) nemim(a)
instrumental nemim(a) nemim(a) nemim(a)

Further reading edit

  • “nem” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *němъ.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

nẹ̑m (not comparable)

  1. mute

Inflection edit

 
 The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Hard
masculine feminine neuter
nom. sing. ném néma némo
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative ném ind
némi def 		néma némo
genitive némega néme némega
dative némemu némi némemu
accusative nominativeinan or
genitiveanim 		némo némo
locative némem némi némem
instrumental némim némo némim
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative néma némi némi
genitive némih némih némih
dative némima némima némima
accusative néma némi némi
locative némih némih némih
instrumental némima némima némima
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative némi néme néma
genitive némih némih némih
dative némim némim némim
accusative néme néme néma
locative némih némih némih
instrumental némimi némimi némimi

Further reading edit

  • “nem”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

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Etymology edit

From English name.

Noun edit

nem

  1. name
    Wanem nem bilong yu? ― What is your name?

Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Persian نم (nam).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

nem (definite accusative nemi, plural nemler)

  1. moisture
  2. humidity

Declension edit

Inflection
Nominative nem
Definite accusative nemi
Singular Plural
Nominative nem nemler
Definite accusative nemi nemleri
Dative neme nemlere
Locative nemde nemlerde
Ablative nemden nemlerden
Genitive nemin nemlerin

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “The "fermented pork" sense is probably the most original.”)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

nem • (腩, 粘, 𬛈, 𦟶, 𲉯)

  1. fermented pork
  2. spring roll

Descendants edit

See also edit

Derived terms

Anagrams edit

Volapük edit

Noun edit

nem (nominative plural nems)

  1. name

Declension edit

declension of nem
singular plural
nominative nem nems
genitive nema nemas
dative neme nemes
accusative nemi nemis
vocative 1 o nem! o nems!
predicative 2 nemu nemus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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