nem

See also: 'nem, ném, ñem, nêm, -nem, and ņem

Amasi

Noun

nēm (singular ɣànēm, plural bánēm)

  1. man

References

  • Africana Marburgensia (1973)

Chinook Jargon

Etymology

Borrowed from English name.

Noun

nem

  1. name
    Nika nem Ling Fu. ― My name is Ling Fu.

Danish

Adjective

nem

  1. easy

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese nem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛm/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

nem m (plural nems)

  1. a type of Vietnamese spring roll.
  2. more generally, any spring roll

Anagrams

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nəm/

Article

nem

  1. (colloquial) Contraction of einem.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛm]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: nem

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *ne (“no, not”). In Ugric languages, e.g. in Mansi language, it has been used only in pronominal forms such as nē-mat (nothing), nē-m-at-χōt (nowhere), Mansi нэ̄мхуньт (nēm-χūńt, “never”).

Interjection

nem!

  1. no, not

Adverb

nem

  1. no, not
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Of unknown origin.[1]

Noun

nem (plural nemek)

  1. sex, gender
  2. (grammar) gender (division of nouns and pronouns)
  3. (biology, taxonomy) genus (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)
  4. kind, sort
    egyedülálló a maga nemében ― unique of its kind
Declension
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
Possessive forms of nem
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

(grammar):

Derived terms

References

Javanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Shortened form of enem, from Old Javanese enem, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Numeral

nem

  1. (cardinal) six

Latin

Verb

nem

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of nō

Maguindanao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Numeral

nem

  1. (cardinal) six

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian nema.

Verb

nem

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) to take

Conjugation

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *nemos, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n͈ʲeṽ/

Noun

nem n (genitive nime, nominative plural nime)

  1. heaven
  2. sky
  3. radiance

Declension

Neuter s-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative nem nemN nimeL
Vocative nem nemN nimeL
Accusative nem nemN nimeL
Genitive nimeH nimeN nimeN
Dative nimL nimib nimib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
nem
also nnem after a proclitic		 nem
pronounced with /n(ʲ)-/		 nem
also nnem after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • “1 nem” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • nẽ (obsolete, abbreviation)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese nen, from Latin nec (“nor; and not”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /nẽj̃/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /nɐ̃j̃/
  • Hyphenation: nem

Adverb

nem (not comparable)

  1. not even (introduces an emphatic negation)
    Nem eu sabia disso.
    Not even I knew this.
  2. do not even (introduces an emphatic negative command)
    Nem pense em fazer isso.
    Don’t even think about doing this.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:nem.

Adverb

nem … nem (not comparable)

  1. neither … nor
    • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 138:
      Nem Harry nem Hermione responderam; não carecia.
      Neither Harry nor Hermione did respond; they didn't need to.
    Nem gosto nem desgosto.
    I neither like it nor dislike it.

Derived terms

  • nem mais nem menos

Conjunction

nem

  1. nor; and not (introduces a further negative statement)
    Não sei, nem quero saber.
    I don’t know, and I don’t want to know.
  2. nor (introducing each except the first term of a series, indicating none of them is true)
    Devemos aguentar sem água nem comida.
    We must endure without water nor food.

Interjection

nem!

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

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *němъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nêːm/

Adjective

nȇm (definite nȇmī, Cyrillic spelling не̑м)

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

Declension

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *němъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnéːm/
  • Tonal orthography: nẹ̑m

Adjective

ném (not comparable)

  1. mute

Declension

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English name.

Noun

nem

  1. name
    Wanem nem bilong yu? ― What is your name?
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:11 (translation here):
      Nem bilong namba wan wara em Pison na em i go raunim kantri Havila.
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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian نم‎ (nam).

Noun

nem (definite accusative nemi, plural nemler)

  1. moisture
  2. humidity

Declension

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

Synonyms

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Noun

nem

  1. spring roll

Volapük

Noun

nem (plural nems)

  1. name

Declension

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