nem

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Amasi

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Noun

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nēm(singularɣànēm,pluralbánēm)

  1. man

References

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  • Africana Marburgensia(1973)

Atong (India)

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Etymology

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FromProto-Bodo-Garo*nam¹(good),fromProto-Sino-Tibetan*s-nam(good).

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Verb

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nem-(Bengali scriptনেম)

  1. toget better;toheal(oneself)

Adjective

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nem-(Bengali scriptনেম,type 1)

  1. good

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Bikol Central

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Interjection

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nem(Basahan spellingᜈᜒᜋ᜔)

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

Phrase

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nem(Basahan spellingᜈᜒᜋ᜔)

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

Chinook Jargon

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishname.

Noun

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nem

  1. name
    NikanemLing Fu.My name is Ling Fu.

Danish

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Etymology

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FromOld Norsenæmr(talented),fromProto-Germanic*nēmiz(takeable).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key):/nɛm/,[ˈnɛmˀ]

Adjective

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nem(neuternemt,plural and definite singular attributivenemme,comparativenemmere,superlative (predicative)nemmest,superlative (attributive)nemmeste)

  1. easy

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Eastern Cham

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

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromProto-Chamic[Term?],fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*ənəm,fromProto-Austronesian*ənəm.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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nem

  1. six

French

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Etymology

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BorrowedfromVietnamesenem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/nɛm/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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nemm(pluralnems)

  1. a type ofVietnamesespring roll
  2. more generally, any spring roll

Anagrams

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German

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Article

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nem

  1. (colloquial)Contraction ofeinem(a, an).

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromProto-Finno-Ugric*ne(no, not).In the Ob-Ugric languages, it has been used only in pronominal forms such asNorthern Mansiнэ̄матыр(nè̄matyr,nothing),нэ̄мхо̄т(nè̄mhōt,nowhere),нэ̄мхуньт(nè̄mhunʹt,never)(Sosva)andNorthern Khantyнємхуйат(nêmhujat,nobody)(Kazym)orнємәԓхуйат(nêməłhujat)/нємәԯхуйат(nêməłhujat)etc.

Adverb

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nem

  1. no,not

Interjection

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nem!

  1. no,not

Noun

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nem(pluralnemek)

  1. 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 ésnemje,belénk írva a program, mely a világot mozgatja.
      …in other words, we both are together the yes andnoof the binary system of the cosmos, with the program that moves the world written in us.
    nemetmondto sayno
Declension
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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 formsofnem
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
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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

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Noun

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nem(pluralnemek)

  1. sex
  2. gender;short fortársadalmi nem,which distinguishesgenderas opposed tosex
  3. (grammar)gender(division of nouns and pronouns)
  4. (zoology,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)
  5. kind,sort
    egyedülálló a maganemébenunique of itskind
Declension
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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 formsofnem
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
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(grammar):

Derived terms
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Compound words
Descendants
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  • Romanian:neam

References

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  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. ^nemin 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 alsoits 2nd edition.)

Further reading

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  • (gender, sex, type):neminBárczi, GézaandLászló 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):neminBárczi, GézaandLászló Országh.A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára( “The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.:ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN
  • neminNóra Ittzés, editor,A magyar nyelv nagyszótára[A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó,2006–2031(work in progress; publisheda–ezas of 2024).

Javanese

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Etymology 1

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Shortened form ofenem,fromOld Javaneseenem,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*ənəm,fromProto-Austronesian*ənəm.

Alternative forms

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Numeral

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nem

  1. six

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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nem

  1. Datedspelling ofnèm.

Latin

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Verb

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nem

  1. first-personsingularpresentactivesubjunctiveof

Maguindanao

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Etymology

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FromProto-Philippine*ənəm,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*ənəm,fromProto-Austronesian*ənəm.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Maguindanaon)IPA(key):/nəm/[ɳɨm]
  • Rhymes:-əm
  • Syllabification:nem

Numeral

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nëm

  1. six

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

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Etymology

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Cognate withAbenakinahama,Mohegan-Pequotnáham,Unamichikënëm,Quiripinahiam.

Noun

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nemanim(pluralnemiyik,possessednemimol,diminutivenemsis)

  1. turkey

Maranao

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

Etymology

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FromProto-Philippine*ənəm,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*ənəm,fromProto-Austronesian*ənəm.

Numeral

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nem

  1. six

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Middle English

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Noun

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nem

  1. Alternative form ofem

Nigerian Pidgin

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Noun

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nem

  1. name

North Frisian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromOld Frisiannema.

Verb

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nem

  1. (Föhr-Amrum,Sylt)totake

Conjugation

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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FromProto-Celtic*nemos,fromProto-Indo-European*nébʰos.

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Noun

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nemn(genitivenime,nominative pluralnime)

  1. heaven
    • c.800,Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published inThesaurus 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 inem,cía ba loingthech.
      It is not this that brings yousginto heaven, that you may be gluttonous.
    • c.800,Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published inThesaurus 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·pïanemcía du·gneid na rétu sa, nípa fír.
      Even if anyone says youplwill haveheavenalthough you do these things, it will not be true.
  2. sky
  3. radiance

Declension

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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

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Mutation

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

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Old Norse

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Verb

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nem

  1. inflection ofnema:
    1. first-personsingularpresentactiveindicative
    2. second-personsingularpresentactiveimperative

Old Tupi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    FromProto-Tupi-Guarani*nem,fromProto-Tupian*nem.

    Adjective

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    nem(noun formnema)

    1. stinky
    This entry needsquotationsto illustrate usage. If you come across any interesting,durably archivedquotes then please add them!

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    Old Welsh

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    Etymology

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    FromProto-Brythonic*neβ̃,fromProto-Celtic*nemos,fromProto-Indo-European*nébʰos(cloud).

    Noun

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    nem

    1. heaven

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    Portuguese

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    FromOld Galician-Portuguesenen,fromLatinnec(nor; and not).CompareGaliciannin,Catalan,French,andSpanishni,Italian.

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    Adverb

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    nem(notcomparable)

    1. not even(introduces an emphatic negation)
      Nemeu sabia disso.
      Not evenI knew this.
    2. donoteven(introduces an emphatic negative command)
      Nempense em fazer isso.
      Don’t eventhink about doing this.

    Quotations

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    For quotations using this term, seeCitations:nem.

    Adverb

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    nem(notcomparable)

    1. neithernor
      Nemgostonemdesgosto.
      Ineitherlike itnordislike it.

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    Conjunction

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    nem

    1. nor;andnot(introduces a further negative statement)
      Não sei,nemquero saber.
      I don’t know,andI don’twant to know. / Ineitherknownorwant to.
    2. nor(introducing each except the first term of a series, indicating none of them is true)
      Devemos aguentar sem águanemcomida.
      We must endure without waternorfood.

    Interjection

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    nem!

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

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    Serbo-Croatian

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    InheritedfromProto-Slavic*němъ.DoubletofNemac

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    Adjective

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    nȇm(Cyrillic spellingне̑м,definitenȇmī)

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

    Declension

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    Further reading

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    • nem”inHrvatski jezični portal

    Slovene

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    Etymology

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    FromProto-Slavic*němъ.

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    Adjective

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    nẹ̑m(notcomparable)

    1. mute

    Inflection

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    Thediacritics 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 némind
    némidef
    néma némo
    genitive némega néme némega
    dative némemu némi némemu
    accusative nominativeinanor
    genitive
    anim
    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

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    • nem”,inSlovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU,portal Fran

    Tok Pisin

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    Etymology

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    FromEnglishname.

    Noun

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    nem

    1. name
      Wanemnembilong yu?What is your name?

    Turkish

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed fromPersianنم(nam).

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    Noun

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    nem(definite accusativenemi,pluralnemler)

    1. moisture
    2. humidity

    Declension

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    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

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    Vietnamese

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    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    nem(Nạm,Niêm,𬛈,𦟶,𲉯)

    1. fermentedpork
    2. spring roll

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    Anagrams

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    Volapük

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    Noun

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    nem(nominative pluralnems)

    1. name

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