*dimmaz

Runic: ᛞᛁᛗᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈdim.mɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

  1. dim
  2. gloomy

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰemH-ó-s from root *dʰemH- (‘to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure’).

Declension

Strong declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.dimmazdimmōdimmą, -atōdimmaidimmôzdimmō
Acc.dimmanǭdimmǭdimmą, -atōdimmanzdimmōzdimmō
Gen.dimmas, -isdimmaizōzdimmas, -isdimmaizǫ̂dimmaizǫ̂dimmaizǫ̂
Dat.dimmammaidimmaizōidimmammaidimmaimazdimmaimazdimmaimaz
Inst.dimmanōdimmaizōdimmanōdimmaimizdimmaimizdimmaimiz

Weak declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.dimmôdimmǭdimmôdimmanizdimmōnizdimmōnō
Acc.dimmanųdimmōnųdimmôdimmanunzdimmōnunzdimmōnō
Gen.dimminizdimmōnizdimminizdimmanǫ̂dimmōnǫ̂dimmanǫ̂
Dat.dimminidimmōnidimminidimmammazdimmōmazdimmammaz
Inst.dimminēdimmōnēdimminēdimmammizdimmōmizdimmammiz

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Descendants

  • *dim, *dimr (Proto-West Germanic)
    • dimm, dim (Old Frisian)
    • *dimm, thimm, thim (Old Saxon)
  • *dimm, *dimr (Proto-West Germanic)
    • dimm, dim (Old English)
      • dim (Middle English)
        • dim (English)
        • dim (Scots)
  • *dimm, *dimr (Proto-West Germanic)
    • timbar, *dimr, *dimzaz (Old High German)
      • timber (Middle High German)
        • dumper (Bavarian)
        • dimper (German)
  • dimmr (Old Norse)
    • dim (Danish)
    • dimmur (Faroese)
    • dimmur (Icelandic)
    • dimm, dim (Norwegian)
    • dimber (Old Swedish)

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