nem

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

Chinook Jargon

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English (deprecated template usage) name.

Noun

nem

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

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Danish

Adjective

nem

1. easy

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French

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vietnamese

Noun

nem m (plural nems)

1. A type of Vietnamese spring roll.

Anagrams

• m'en

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German

Alternative forms

• 'nem

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /nəm/

Article

nem

1. (deprecated template usage) (colloquial) (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Contraction of einem (“a, an”).

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛm/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter)

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Etymology 1

Probably from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Finno-Ugric *ne (“no, not”).

Interjection

nem!

1. no, not

Adverb

nem

1. no, not

Derived terms

• (Compound words): csaknem, nemcsak, majdnem, nemdohányzó, nemrég
• (Expressions): a baj nem jár egyedül, akár tetszik, akár nem, a pénz nem boldogít, a vér nem válik vízzé, eszi, nem eszi, nem kap mást, ha a hegy nem megy Mohamedhez, Mohamed megy a hegyhez, kutyából nem lesz szalonna, nem a ruha teszi az embert, nem beszélek angolul, nem esik messze az alma a fájától, nem fenékig tejfel, nem látja a fától az erdőt, nem mind arany, ami fénylik

Etymology 2

Of unknown origin.

Noun

nem (plural nemek)

1. sex, gender
2. (deprecated template usage) (linguistics) gender
3. (deprecated template usage) (biology) genus (rank in a taxonomic classification between family and species)

Declension

Inflection of nem
	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
non-attributive possessive - singular	nemé	nemeké
non-attributive possessive - plural	neméi	nemekéi

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

Derived terms

• nemes
• nemi
• nemtelen
• nemz

(Compound words):

• hímnem
• nőnem
• semlegesnem

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Javanese

Etymology

Shortened form of (deprecated template usage) enem, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Javanese (deprecated template usage) enem, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Alternative forms

• enem

Numeral

nem

1. (deprecated template usage) (cardinal number) six

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) nem

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present active subjunctive of nō

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Lojban

Rafsi

1. Rafsi of cnemu.

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Old Irish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Celtic *nemos, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos.

Noun

nem n

1. heaven
2. sky
3. radiance

Descendants

• Irish: neamh
• Manx: niau
• Scottish Gaelic: nèamh

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Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Galician-Portuguese (deprecated template usage) nen, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) nec.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /nẽj̃/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /nɐ̃j̃/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Hyphenation: nem

Adverb

1. Template:l/en (introduces an emphatic negation)

2. Template:l/en Template:l/en Template:l/en (introduces an emphatic negative command)

Adverb

1. Template:l/en … Template:l/en
   • Template:RQ:Harry Potter

     Nem Harry nem Hermione responderam; não carecia.

     Neither Harry nor Hermione did respond; they didn't need to.

Derived terms

• Template:l/pt
• Template:l/pt
• Template:l/pt
• Template:l/pt

Conjunction

1. Template:l/en; Template:l/en Template:l/en

2. Template:l/en (introduces a further negative statement)

Derived terms

• Template:l/pt

Related terms

• Template:l/pt

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): nijȇm

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Slavic *němъ.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /nêːm/

Adjective

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

Declension

indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		nem	nema	nemo
genitive		nema	neme	nema
dative		nemu	nemoj	nemu
accusative	inanimate animate	nem nema	nemu	nemo
vocative		nem	nema	nemo
locative		nemu	nemoj	nemu
instrumental		nemim	nemom	nemim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		nemi	neme	nema
genitive		nemih	nemih	nemih
dative		nemim(a)	nemim(a)	nemim(a)
accusative		neme	neme	nema
vocative		nemi	neme	nema
locative		nemim(a)	nemim(a)	nemim(a)
instrumental		nemim(a)	nemim(a)	nemim(a)

definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		nemi	nema	nemo
genitive		nemog(a)	neme	nemog(a)
dative		nemom(u/e)	nemoj	nemom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	nemi nemog(a)	nemu	nemo
vocative		nemi	nema	nemo
locative		nemom(e/u)	nemoj	nemom(e/u)
instrumental		nemim	nemom	nemim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		nemi	neme	nema
genitive		nemih	nemih	nemih
dative		nemim(a)	nemim(a)	nemim(a)
accusative		neme	neme	nema
vocative		nemi	neme	nema
locative		nemim(a)	nemim(a)	nemim(a)
instrumental		nemim(a)	nemim(a)	nemim(a)

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Slovene

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Slavic *němъ.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈnéːm/
• Template:sl-tonal

Adjective

ném (not comparable)

1. mute

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Hard
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom. sing.	ném	néma	némo
singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ném ind némi def	néma	némo
genitive	némega	néme	némega
dative	némemu	némi	némemu
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	némo	némo
locative	némem	némi	némem
instrumental	némim	némo	némim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	néma	némi	némi
genitive	némih	némih	némih
dative	némima	némima	némima
accusative	néma	némi	némi
locative	némih	némih	némih
instrumental	némima	némima	némima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	némi	néme	néma
genitive	némih	némih	némih
dative	némim	némim	némim
accusative	néme	néme	néma
locative	némih	némih	némih
instrumental	némimi	némimi	némimi

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English (deprecated template usage) name.

Noun

nem

1. name

   Wanem nem bilong yu? (What is your name?)

   • Template:tpi-cite-bible

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Turkish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian (deprecated template usage) نم (nam).

Noun

nem

1. moisture
2. humidity

Synonyms

• rutubet

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nɛm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nɛm˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nɛm˧˧]

Noun

nem

1. spring roll

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Volapük

Noun

nem (nominative plural nems)

1. name

Declension

declension of nem

	singular	plural
nominative	nem	nems
genitive	nema	nemas
dative	neme	nemes
accusative	nemi	nemis
vocative 1	o nem!	o nems!
predicative 2	nemu	nemus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only