*līmaz
Runic: ᛚᛁᛗᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈliː.mɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
glue, lime
Etymology
Within Germanic, related to *laimaz (‘loam, mud, clay’), *laizą (‘clay’) (whence Old Norse leir).
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH-mo- (whence also līmus (‘mud’)), from *h₂leyH- (‘smear’); compare Sanskrit लयते (layate) (layate, ‘to cling’), Ancient Greek ἀλίνω (alínō) (alínō, ‘to smear’), Latin linō (‘to smear’).
Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ley- (‘sticky, slimy’), in which case it is cognate with *slīmą (‘slime, mucus’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | līmaz | līmōz, līmōs |
| Acc. | līmą | līmanz |
| Gen. | līmas, līmis | līmǫ̂ |
| Dat. | līmai | līmamaz |
| Inst. | līmō | līmamiz |
| Voc. | līm | līmōz, līmōs |
Descendants
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*līm (Proto-West Germanic)
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*līm (Old Dutch)
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lijm (Middle Dutch)
- liem (Limburgish)
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lijm (Middle Dutch)
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*līm (Old Dutch)
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*līm (Proto-West Germanic)
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*līm (Old Dutch)
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lijm (Middle Dutch)
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lijm (Dutch)
- lym (Afrikaans)
- lèm (Caribbean Javanese)
- lem (Indonesian)
- liem (Negerhollands)
- leim, lijm, lym, leimu (Papiamentu)
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lijm (Dutch)
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lijm (Middle Dutch)
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*līm (Old Dutch)
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*līm (Proto-West Germanic)
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līm (Old English)
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lym, lim, lime, lyme (Middle English)
- lime (English)
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lym, lim, lime, lyme (Middle English)
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līm (Old English)
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*līm (Proto-West Germanic)
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*līm (Old Frisian)
- lym (West Frisian)
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*līm (Old Frisian)
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*līm (Proto-West Germanic)
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līm (Old High German)
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līm (Middle High German)
- Laam, Loam (Bavarian)
- Leim (German)
- Läim (Luxembourgish)
- Leim (Pennsylvania German)
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līm (Middle High German)
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līm (Old High German)
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*līm (Proto-West Germanic)
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līm (Old Saxon)
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lîm (Middle Low German)
- liim (Estonian)
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lîm (Middle Low German)
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līm (Old Saxon)
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lím (Old Norse)
- lim (Danish)
- liima (Finnish)
- lím (Icelandic)
- lim (Norwegian Bokmål)
- lim (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- lim (Swedish)