dimma

See also: Dimma

Faroese

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtɪmːa]

Noun

dimma f (genitive singular dimmu, uncountable)

  1. (rare) darkness of the night
  2. abbreviation of the newspaper Dimmalætting, see Dimma

Declension
Declension of dimma (singular only)
f1s singular
indefinite definite
nominative dimma dimman
accusative dimmu dimmuna
dative dimmu dimmuni
genitive dimmu dimmunnar

Verb

dimma (third person singular past indicative dimdi, third person plural past indicative dimt, supine dimt)

  1. to get dark, darken

Conjugation
Conjugation of dimma (group v-8)
infinitive dimma
supine dimt
participle (a7)1 dimmandi dimdur
present past
first singular dimmi dimdi
second singular dimmir dimdi
third singular dimmir dimdi
plural dimma dimdu
imperative
singular dimma!
plural dimmið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Adjective

dimma

  1. dark, indefinite strong accusative singular feminine form of dimmur
  2. dark, indefinite strong genitive plural of dimmur

Declension
dimmur a20
Singular (eintal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) dimmur dimm dimt
Accusative (hvønnfall) dimman dimma
Dative (hvørjumfall) dimmum dimmari dimmum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (dims) (dimmar/
dimrar)		 (dims)
Plural (fleirtal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) dimmir dimmar dimm
Accusative (hvønnfall) dimmar
Dative (hvørjumfall) dimmum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (dimma
dimra)

Icelandic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Old English dimm, English dim.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪmːa/
  • Rhymes: -ɪmːa

Noun

dimma f (genitive singular dimmu, no plural)

  1. darkness

Declension
declension of dimma
f-w1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative dimma dimman
accusative dimmu dimmuna
dative dimmu dimmunni
genitive dimmu dimmunnar

Verb

dimma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative dimmdi, supine dimmt)

  1. (impersonal) to get dark, grow dark
    Það fer að dimma.
    It's getting dark.

Conjugation
dimma — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur)		 að dimma
supine
(sagnbót)		 dimmt
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		 dimmandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur)		 subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð)		 ég dimmi við dimmum present
(nútíð)		 ég dimmi við dimmum
þú dimmir þið dimmið þú dimmir þið dimmið
hann, hún, það dimmir þeir, þær, þau dimma hann, hún, það dimmi þeir, þær, þau dimmi
past
(þátíð)		 ég dimmdi við dimmdum past
(þátíð)		 ég dimmdi við dimmdum
þú dimmdir þið dimmduð þú dimmdir þið dimmduð
hann, hún, það dimmdi þeir, þær, þau dimmdu hann, hún, það dimmdi þeir, þær, þau dimmdu
imperative
(boðháttur)		 dimm (þú) dimmið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
dimmdu dimmiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Sumerian

Romanization

dimma

  1. Romanization of 𒅗𒄭 (dimma)

Swedish

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Noun

dimma c

  1. fog (cloud that forms at a low altitude and obscures vision)

Declension
Declension of dimma 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative dimma dimman dimmor dimmorna
Genitive dimmas dimmans dimmors dimmornas

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