lym

lym

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch lijm, from Middle Dutch lijm, from Old Dutch *līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

lym (plural lyme)

1. glue

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Albanian

Alternative forms

• llym

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *lū̆m-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (“to spoil”) +‎ *-m-.[1] Cognate with Ancient Greek λῦμα (lûma, “dirt, filth, blemish”) and perhaps English slip (< *(s)lewbʰ-). Alternatively, borrowed from the Ancient Greek.[2]

Noun

lym m (indefinite plural lyma, definite singular lymi, definite plural lymat)

1. mud (of the river), loam, clay, blemish

Derived terms

• pllymëz

See also

• baltë f
• llom m

References

1. Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 248
2. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “lym”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 236

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Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic, from Proto-Celtic *lim-ā- (“to sharpen”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”).[1] Cognate with Breton lemm.

Adjective

lym

1. sharp, pointed

References

1. Matasović, Ranko (2009), “lim-a”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 239

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English līm, from Proto-West Germanic *līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”).

Alternative forms

• lim, lime, lyme

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liːm/

Noun

lym (uncountable)

1. lime, quicklime
2. birdlime
3. mortar, grout

Descendants

• English: lime

References

• “līm, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.

Noun

lym

1. Alternative form of leme

Noun

lym

1. Alternative form of lyme (“limb”)