duim
See also: dùim
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch duim.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
duim (plural duime, diminutive duimpie)
- (anatomy) thumb
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dœy̯m/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: duim
- Rhymes: -œy̯m
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch dume, from Old Dutch *thūmo, from Proto-West Germanic *þūmō, from Proto-Germanic *þūmô.
Compare West Frisian tomme, Low German Dumen, German Daumen, English thumb, Danish tomme, Swedish tumme.
Noun
duim m (plural duimen, diminutive duimpje n)
- thumb, the inner-most finger
- inch
- pintle (jointed pivot of a hinge, consisting of the pin and the non-moving leaf)
Coordinate terms
- (pintle): heng
Derived terms
- deurduim
- duimbreed
- duimen (verb)
Descendants
- Afrikaans: duim
- Negerhollands: tompi
- → Aukan: doin
- → Caribbean Hindustani: doi
- → Caribbean Javanese: dim
- → Indonesian: dim
- → Papiamentu: dùim, duim
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
duim
- first-person singular present indicative of duimen
- imperative of duimen
Latin
Verb
duim
- (archaic) first-person singular present active subjunctive of dō; synonym of dem
Romanian
Etymology
Unknown. Compare uimă.
Noun
duim n (uncountable)
- (obsolete) gonorrhea
Declension
declension of duim (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) duim | duimul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) duim | duimului |
| vocative | duimule | |
References
- duim in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Tok Pisin
Verb
duim
- to force someone; to challenge someone