nimis
See also: nímis
Gothic
Romanization
nimis
- Romanization of 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌹𐍃
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈn̠ʲɪmʲɪʃ]
Verb
nimis
- first-person plural past habitual of nigh
- first-person plural past subjunctive of nigh
Latin
Etymology
From ne- + Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (whence metior). Compare immēnsus from these roots.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈni.mis/, [ˈnɪmɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈni.mis/, [ˈniːmis]
Adverb
nimis (not comparable)
- too, too much, excessively
Synonyms
- (too much): nimiē, nimium
Derived terms
- nimius
Descendants
- Old Occitan: nems ⇒ nemés
References
- “nimis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nimis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nimis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- nimis in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “nĭmis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 7: N–Pas, page 143
Volapük
Noun
nimis
- accusative plural of nim