limo
English
Etymology
Clipping of limousine.
Pronunciation
Noun
limo (plural limos)
- (slang) Clipping of limousine.
- 2015, “King Kunta”, in To Pimp a Butterfly, performed by Kendrick Lamar:
- Limo tinted with the gold plates / Straight from the bottom, this the belly of the beast / From a peasant to a prince to a motherfuckin' king
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Afrikaans
Noun
limo (plural limo's)
- Clipping of limousine.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli.moː/
- Hyphenation: li‧mo
Etymology 1
Noun
limo f (plural limo's)
- (informal) Clipping of limousine.
Etymology 2
Noun
limo f (plural limo's)
- (Netherlands, informal) Clipping of limonade.
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
limo (accusative singular limon, plural limoj, accusative plural limojn)
Galician
Verb
limo
- first-person singular present indicative of limar
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli.mo/, [ˈl̺iːmo]
- Rhymes: -imo
- Stress: lìmo
- Hyphenation: li‧mo
Etymology 1
From Latin līmus (“mud”, “slime”).
Noun
limo m (plural limi)
Etymology 2
See etymology on the main entry.
Verb
limo
- first-person singular present indicative of limare
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈliː.moː/
Etymology 1
From līma (“a file, rasp”).
Verb
līmō (present infinitive līmāre, perfect active līmāvī, supine līmātum); first conjugation
Inflection
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Related terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From līmus (“mud, slime”).
Verb
līmō (present infinitive līmāre, perfect active līmāvī, supine līmātum); first conjugation
Inflection
Related terms
Descendants
- Romanian: ima
References
- limo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- limo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- limo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- limo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to polish, finish a work with the greatest care: perpolire, limare diligenter librum, opus
- to polish, finish a work with the greatest care: perpolire, limare diligenter librum, opus
Minangkabau
| < 4 | 5 | 6 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : limo Ordinal : kalimo | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *lima(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.
Numeral
limo
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlʲi.mɔ/
Audio (file)
Noun
limo n
- (colloquial) black eye
Declension
Portuguese
Verb
limo
Spanish
Etymology
Noun
limo m (plural limos)
Synonyms
Verb
limo
Tiruray
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.
Numeral
limo
West Coast Bajau
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.
Numeral
limo