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Faroese

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Etymology

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Noun

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dimma f (genitive singular dimmu, uncountable)

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

Declension

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f1s singular
indefinite definite
nominative dimma dimman
accusative dimmu dimmuna
dative dimmu dimmuni
genitive dimmu dimmunnar

Verb

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

  1. to get dark, darken

Conjugation

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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

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dimma

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

Declension

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Declension of dimma (a20)
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dimmur dimm dimt
Accusative dimman dimma dimt
Dative dimmum dimmari dimmum
Genitive dims dimmar/
dimrar
dims
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dimmir dimmar dimm
Accusative dimmar dimmar dimm
Dative dimmum dimmum dimmum
Genitive dimma
dimra
dimma
dimra
dimma
dimra

Icelandic

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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dimma f (genitive singular dimmu, no plural)

  1. darkness
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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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.
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Old English

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Adjective

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dimma

  1. inflection of dimm:
    1. strong nominative/accusative feminine plural
    2. weak nominative masculine singular

Sumerian

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Romanization

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dimma

  1. Romanization of 𒅗𒄭 (dimma)

Swedish

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Noun

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dimma c

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

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