rem

See also:Rem,REM,R.E.M.,rém,rëm,andRém

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes:-ɛm

Etymology 1

Initialism.

Noun

rem(pluralrems)

1. (oftencapitalized)Initialism ofrapid eye movement,asleepstate.

Etymology 2

AbbreviationofRoentgen equivalent in man.

Noun

rem(pluralrems)

1. Adoseofabsorbedradiationequivalentto oneroentgenofX-raysorgamma rays.

Usage notes

• Continued use of theremis "strongly discouraged" by the style guide of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Derived terms

• millirem

See also

• sievert

Etymology 3

Shortening ofremark.

Noun

rem(pluralrems)

1. (computing)Aremark;aprogramming languagestatementused fordocumentation(inBASICfor example); also used inDOSbatchfiles.

Derived terms

• rem out

Etymology 4

Shortening ofremaining.

Adjective

rem(notcomparable)

1. (knitting)Remaining.
   • 2009,Sally Muir, Joanna Osborne, Diana Miller,Pet Projects: The Animal Knits Bible,page71:

     Knit 1 row. Dec 1 st at each end of next row and at each end of every foll alt row until 2 stsrem.

Etymology 5

Blendofroot+‎em.

Noun

rem(pluralrems)

1. (web design)Aunitrelative to the declaredfontsize of therootelement in anHTMLdocument.
   • 2017,Eric A Meyer, Estelle Weyl,CSS: The Definitive Guide: Visual Presentation for the Web,Kindle edition, O'Reilly Media, page126:

     Like the em unit, theremunit is based on declared font size. The difference—and it’s a doozy—is that whereas em is calculated using the font size of the element to which it’s applied,remis always calculated using the root element.

Anagrams

• -mer,EMR,ERM,MER,MRE,erm,mer,mer-,π-mer

See also

etymologically unrelated

• ad rem
• in rem

Albanian

Alternative forms

• rëm—Tosk,ram—archaic,dialectal

Etymology

BorrowedfromVulgar Latin*aeramemm,whence alsoItalianrame,fromLatinaeramenn.The variantramreflects the variantVulgar Latin*aeramumm,whence alsoSicilianramu,Venetanramo,while Toskrëmcan reflect either forms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈɾɛm/

Noun

remm(definiteremi)

1. copper

   Synonym:bakër

Declension

Declension ofrem

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	rem	remi
accusative		remin
dat./abl.	remi	remit

Derived terms

• remtar
• remtë

References

• Meyer,G.(1891) “2) ram”,inEtymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache[Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner,→DOI,page361
• Çabej,E.(1986)Studime gjuhësore(in Albanian), volume II, Prishtinë: Rilindja, pages74–75
• Orel, Vladimir E.(1998) “rem”,inAlbanian Etymological Dictionary,Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill,→ISBN,pages367–368

Further reading

• “rem”,inFGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe[Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian),2006
• “rem”, inFGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe[Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1](in Albanian),1980

Catalan

Etymology

InheritedfromLatinrēmus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Central)[ˈrɛm]
• IPA^(key):(Balearic)[ˈrəm]
• IPA^(key):(Valencia)[ˈrem]

Noun

remm(pluralrems)

1. oar
2. (uncountable,sports)rowing

Related terms

• remar

Further reading

• “rem”inDiccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició,Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Danish

Etymology

FromOld Norsereim.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):[ˈʁamˀ],[ˈʁɑmˀ]

• Homophone:ram

Noun

remc(singular definiteremmen,plural indefiniteremme)

1. strap,thong
2. belt
3. strop

Inflection

Declension ofrem

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rem	remmen	remme	remmene
genitive	rems	remmens	remmes	remmenes

Related terms

• strygerem

Noun

remc

1. rem(A dose of absorbed radiation equivalent to one roentgen of x-rays or gamma rays)

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/rɛm/
• Rhymes:-ɛm

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation:rem

Etymology 1

Fromremmen.

Noun

remf(pluralremmen,diminutiveremmetjen)

1. brake

Derived terms

• handrem
• rempedaal
• schijfrem
• terugtraprem
• trommelrem
• velgrem
• voetrem

Descendants

• Afrikaans:rem
• →Caribbean Hindustani:rem
• →Caribbean Javanese:rèm
• →Indonesian:rem
• →West Frisian:rem

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Verb

rem

1. inflection ofremmen:
   1. first-personsingularpresentindicative
   2. (in case ofinversion)second-personsingularpresentindicative
   3. imperative

Friulian

Etymology

FromLatinrēmus.

Noun

remm(pluralrems)

1. oar

Related terms

• remâ

Indonesian

Etymology

FromDutchrem(“brake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈrɛm/
• Hyphenation:rèm

Noun

rèm(first-person possessiveremku,second-person possessiveremmu,third-person possessiveremnya)

1. brake(device used to slow or stop a vehicle)

   Synonym:brek(Standard Malay)

2. (figurative)hindrance,obstacle

   Synonyms:penghambat,penghalang,pengekang

Derived terms

• mengerem
• pengereman

Compounds

• rem angin
• rem bantu
• rem belakang
• rem blong
• rem cakram
• rem darurat
• rem depan
• rem hidraulik
• rem kaki
• rem mekanik
• rem tangan
• rem torpedo
• rem tromol
• rem udara

Further reading

• “rem”inKamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia,Jakarta:Agency for Language Development and Cultivation–Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia,2016.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/rem/,[rɛ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/rem/,[rɛm]

Noun

remf

1. accusativesingularofrēs

Middle English

Etymology 1

InheritedfromOld Englishhrēam,fromProto-West Germanic*hraum,fromProto-Germanic*hraumaz.

Alternative forms

• ræm,ream,reæm,reme

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/rɛːm/
• Rhymes:-ɛːm

Noun

rem(pluralremes)

1. (mainly Early ME)Ashoutoryell;a loud, aggressive, noise.
2. (Early Middle English)Amoan;a call of sadness or sorrow.

Derived terms

• remen

References

• “rēm,n.(1).”,inMED Online,Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007,retrieved2018-07-26.

Etymology 2

Noun

rem

1. Alternative form ofreme(“cream”)

Etymology 3

Noun

rem

1. Alternative form ofreme(“ream”)

Occitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/rem/

• Audio(Languedoc):

  (file)

Noun

remm(pluralrems)

1. (nautical)rowing,sculling

Piedmontese

Etymology

FromLatinrēmus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/rɛm/

Noun

remm

1. oar

Related terms

• remé

Swedish

Etymology

FromOld Norsereim.

Noun

remc

1. astrap
2. abelt

Declension

Declension ofrem

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rem	rems
	definite	remmen	remmens
plural	indefinite	remmar	remmars
	definite	remmarna	remmarnas

Derived terms

• axelrem
• bärrem
• dragrem
• drivrem
• fläktrem
• fångrem
• generatorrem
• hakrem
• hårrem
• hängslerem
• kamrem
• kilrem
• käkrem
• lakritsrem
• livrem
• läderrem
• lägga på en rem(“hurry up”)
• pannrem
• rembrott
• remdrift
• remdriven
• remlås
• remsa
• remskarv
• remskiva
• remspänne
• remtransportör
• remtyg
• sandalrem
• skorem
• snörrem
• spännrem
• svansrem
• svettrem
• svångrem
• tårem
• vristrem
• väskrem

References

• reminSvensk ordbok(SO)
• reminSvenska Akademiens ordlista(SAOL)
• reminSvenska Akademiens ordbok(SAOB)

Anagrams

• mer