𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽

𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nemaną (“to take”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniman/

Verb

𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 • (niman)

1. to take, accept, receive, assume
2. to catch

Conjugation

Class 4 strong
Infinitive	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 niman
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰 nima	𐌽𐌰𐌼 nam	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌳𐌰 nimada
2nd singular	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌹𐍃 nimis	𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍄 namt	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌶𐌰 nimaza
3rd singular	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌸 nimiþ	𐌽𐌰𐌼 nam	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌳𐌰 nimada
1st dual	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐍉𐍃 nimōs	𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌿 nēmu	—
2nd dual	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐍄𐍃 nimats	𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌿𐍄𐍃 nēmuts	—
1st plural	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼 nimam	𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌼 nēmum	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 nimanda
2nd plural	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌸 nimiþ	𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌸 nēmuþ	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 nimanda
3rd plural	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳 nimand	𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌽 nēmun	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 nimanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌿 nimau	𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌿 nēmjau	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 nimaidau
2nd singular	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃 nimais	𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌴𐌹𐍃 nēmeis	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 nimaizau
3rd singular	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹 nimai	𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌹 nēmi	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 nimaidau
1st dual	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 nimaiwa	𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 nēmeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 nimaits	𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 nēmeits	—
1st plural	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 nimaima	𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 nēmeima	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 nimaindau
2nd plural	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌸 nimaiþ	𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌸 nēmeiþ	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 nimaindau
3rd plural	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 nimaina	𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 nēmeina	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 nimaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌽𐌹𐌼 nim
3rd singular	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 nimadau
2nd dual	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐍄𐍃 nimats
2nd plural	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌸 nimiþ
3rd plural	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 nimandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 nimands	𐌽𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃 numans

Derived terms

• 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (andniman)
• 𐌰𐍄𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (atniman)
• 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (disniman)
• 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (miþniman)
• 𐌿𐍃𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (usniman)

Related terms

• 𐌰𐍆𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (afniman)
• 𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (biniman)
• 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (ganiman)
• 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (franiman)