neman

See also: Neman and némán

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse nema, analogically ending in -an.

Conjunction

neman

  1. (obsolete) except, unless

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *neman.

Verb

neman

  1. to take
  2. to take away

Inflection

Conjugation of neman (strong class 4)
infinitive neman
indicative present past
1st person singular nemo, nemon nam
2nd person singular nimis nāmi
3rd person singular nimit nam
1st person plural nemun nāmon
2nd person plural nemit nāmot
3rd person plural nemunt nāmon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular neme nāmi
2nd person singular nemis nāmi
3rd person singular neme nāmi
1st person plural nemin nāmin
2nd person plural nemit nāmit
3rd person plural nemin nāmin
imperative present
singular nem, nim
plural nemet
participle present past
nemandi numan, ginuman

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: nēmen
    • Dutch: nemen
      • Afrikaans: neem
      • Jersey Dutch: nême
      • Negerhollands: neem
      • Skepi Creole Dutch: nemek, name
    • Limburgish: naeme, nömme

Further reading

  • “neman”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *neman.

Verb

nëman

  1. to take

Conjugation

Conjugation of nëman (strong class 4)
infinitive nëman
indicative present past
1st person singular nimu, nimo nam
2nd person singular nimis, nimist nāmi
3rd person singular nimit nam
1st person plural nëmem, nëmemēs nāmum, nāmumēs
2nd person plural nëmet nāmut
3rd person plural nëmant nāmun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular nëme nāmi
2nd person singular nëmēs, nëmēst nāmīs, nāmīst
3rd person singular nëme nāmi
1st person plural nëmēm, nëmemēs nāmīm, nāmīmēs
2nd person plural nëmēt nāmīt
3rd person plural nëmēn nāmīn
imperative present
singular nim
plural nëmet
participle present past
nëmanti ginoman

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014

Old Saxon

Verb

neman

  1. alternative form of niman

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nêmaːn/
  • Hyphenation: ne‧man

Noun

nȅmān f (Cyrillic spelling не̏ма̄н)

  1. monster (also figuratively)
    Synonyms: čudovište, mònstrum

Declension

Declension of neman
singular plural
nominative neman nemani
genitive nemani nemani
dative nemani nemanima
accusative neman nemani
vocative nemani nemani
locative nemani nemanima
instrumental nemanju nemanima

Further reading

  • “neman”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
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