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limo

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See also: Limo, limó, limò, and līmõ

English

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Etymology

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Clipping of limousine.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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limo (plural limos)

  1. (slang) Clipping of limousine.
    • 1999, Salman Rushdie, The Ground Beneath Her Feet, New York: Henry Holt, page 495:
      He is believed to be a patron of certain brothels and élite “home delivery” services specializing in celebrity look-alikes. On one occasion he was actually caught in flagrante with a counterfeit Vina in the back of a super-stretch, but when the sharp-eyed cop who saw the hooker responding to a signal and entering the limo understood what was going on, […]
    • 2008, Francine Craft, Designed for Passion, page 244:
      No, he didn't play it cheap, but that didn't alter the fact that he was never going to let himself hurt Melodye.
    • 2010, Jeff Dunham, All By My Selves: Walter, Peanut, Achmed, and Me:
      There were no limos or extravagances at this point, because we all wanted to make as much money as possible. We played it cheap. No huge catering bills, no wild parties, not even upgraded hotel rooms. Whenever we arrived at an airport Robin would be there to meet us in a rented SUV or big sedan, and we'd head to the gig on our own.
    • 2013, Julian Sher, Somebody's Daughter:
      No flashy dressers, skimpily dressed starlets, or celebrities stepping out of stretch limos. Instead, on a warm Friday evening in June 2009, one hundred protestors sang prayers, chanted slogans, and carried signs […]
    • 2015, “King Kunta”, in To Pimp a Butterfly, performed by Kendrick Lamar:
      Limo tinted with the gold plates / Straight from the bottom, this the belly of the beast / From a peasant to a prince to a motherfuckin' king

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Translations

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Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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limo (plural limo's)

  1. Clipping of limousine.

Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: li‧mo

Verb

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limo

  1. to keep something a secret

Noun

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limo

  1. a ritual for teething a child

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milo

Central Dusun

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Central Dusun numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: limo
    Ordinal: kolimo

Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

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limo

  1. five

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

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Etymology

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From Spanish limón.

Noun

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limo

  1. lemon.

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈli.moː/
  • Hyphenation: li‧mo

Etymology 1

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Noun

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limo f (plural limo's)

  1. (informal) Clipping of limousine.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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limo f (plural limo's)

  1. (Netherlands, informal) Clipping of limonade.

Esperanto

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Etymology

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Derived from Latin līmes.

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Noun

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limo (accusative singular limon, plural limoj, accusative plural limojn)

  1. border, frontier, boundary
    Coordinate terms: bordo, rando
    La Pireneoj formas la naturan limon inter Hispanio kaj Francio.
    The Pyrenees form the natural border between Spain and France.
    • 1997, Gerrit Berveling, transl., La Sankta Biblio‎[1], Germana Esperanto-Asocio, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, I Makabeoj 1:3:
      Li penetris ĝis la ekstremaj limoj de la tero kaj kaptis predon de multaj nacioj.
      And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, […]
  2. (figurative) limit, breaking point
    Mi atingis mian limon, mi ne povas plu elteni.
    I've reached my limit; I can't take it anymore.

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From dialectal Swedish lime (“bundle of wickers or leaves”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlimo/, [ˈlimo̞]
  • Rhymes: -imo
  • Hyphenation(key): li‧mo

Noun

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limo

  1. Synonym of juhannuskoivu.

Declension

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Inflection of limo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative limo limot
genitive limon limojen
partitive limoa limoja
illative limoon limoihin
singular plural
nominative limo limot
accusative nom. limo limot
gen. limon
genitive limon limojen
partitive limoa limoja
inessive limossa limoissa
elative limosta limoista
illative limoon limoihin
adessive limolla limoilla
ablative limolta limoilta
allative limolle limoille
essive limona limoina
translative limoksi limoiksi
abessive limotta limoitta
instructive — limoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of limo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative limoni limoni
accusative nom. limoni limoni
gen. limoni
genitive limoni limojeni
partitive limoani limojani
inessive limossani limoissani
elative limostani limoistani
illative limooni limoihini
adessive limollani limoillani
ablative limoltani limoiltani
allative limolleni limoilleni
essive limonani limoinani
translative limokseni limoikseni
abessive limottani limoittani
instructive — —
comitative — limoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative limosi limosi
accusative nom. limosi limosi
gen. limosi
genitive limosi limojesi
partitive limoasi limojasi
inessive limossasi limoissasi
elative limostasi limoistasi
illative limoosi limoihisi
adessive limollasi limoillasi
ablative limoltasi limoiltasi
allative limollesi limoillesi
essive limonasi limoinasi
translative limoksesi limoiksesi
abessive limottasi limoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — limoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative limomme limomme
accusative nom. limomme limomme
gen. limomme
genitive limomme limojemme
partitive limoamme limojamme
inessive limossamme limoissamme
elative limostamme limoistamme
illative limoomme limoihimme
adessive limollamme limoillamme
ablative limoltamme limoiltamme
allative limollemme limoillemme
essive limonamme limoinamme
translative limoksemme limoiksemme
abessive limottamme limoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — limoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative limonne limonne
accusative nom. limonne limonne
gen. limonne
genitive limonne limojenne
partitive limoanne limojanne
inessive limossanne limoissanne
elative limostanne limoistanne
illative limoonne limoihinne
adessive limollanne limoillanne
ablative limoltanne limoiltanne
allative limollenne limoillenne
essive limonanne limoinanne
translative limoksenne limoiksenne
abessive limottanne limoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — limoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative limonsa limonsa
accusative nom. limonsa limonsa
gen. limonsa
genitive limonsa limojensa
partitive limoaan
limoansa 		limojaan
limojansa
inessive limossaan
limossansa 		limoissaan
limoissansa
elative limostaan
limostansa 		limoistaan
limoistansa
illative limoonsa limoihinsa
adessive limollaan
limollansa 		limoillaan
limoillansa
ablative limoltaan
limoltansa 		limoiltaan
limoiltansa
allative limolleen
limollensa 		limoilleen
limoillensa
essive limonaan
limonansa 		limoinaan
limoinansa
translative limokseen
limoksensa 		limoikseen
limoiksensa
abessive limottaan
limottansa 		limoittaan
limoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — limoineen
limoinensa

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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From Latin līmus (“mud, slime”).

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Noun

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limo m (plural limos)

  1. mucus, especially the mucus of a cow in heat
  2. green seaweed that covers humid or submerged surfaces
    Synonym: verdello
  3. slime

Etymology 2

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Verb

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limo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of limar

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈli.mo/
  • Rhymes: -imo
  • Hyphenation: lì‧mo

Etymology 1

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From Latin līmus (“mud, slime”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”).

Noun

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limo m (plural limi)

  1. mud, slime
  2. silt

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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limo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of limare

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From līma (“a file, rasp”).

Verb

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līmō (present infinitive līmāre, perfect active līmāvī, supine līmātum); first conjugation

  1. to sharpen
  2. to file, file off
  3. to polish, finish
  4. (figuratively) to investigate accurately
Conjugation
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   Conjugation of līmō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present līmō līmās līmat līmāmus līmātis līmant
imperfect līmābam līmābās līmābat līmābāmus līmābātis līmābant
future līmābō līmābis līmābit līmābimus līmābitis līmābunt
perfect līmāvī līmāvistī līmāvit līmāvimus līmāvistis līmāvērunt,
līmāvēre
pluperfect līmāveram līmāverās līmāverat līmāverāmus līmāverātis līmāverant
future perfect līmāverō līmāveris līmāverit līmāverimus līmāveritis līmāverint
sigmatic future1 līmāssō līmāssis līmāssit līmāssimus līmāssitis līmāssint
passive present līmor līmāris,
līmāre 		līmātur līmāmur līmāminī līmantur
imperfect līmābar līmābāris,
līmābāre 		līmābātur līmābāmur līmābāminī līmābantur
future līmābor līmāberis,
līmābere 		līmābitur līmābimur līmābiminī līmābuntur
perfect līmātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect līmātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect līmātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present līmem līmēs līmet līmēmus līmētis līment
imperfect līmārem līmārēs līmāret līmārēmus līmārētis līmārent
perfect līmāverim līmāverīs līmāverit līmāverīmus līmāverītis līmāverint
pluperfect līmāvissem līmāvissēs līmāvisset līmāvissēmus līmāvissētis līmāvissent
sigmatic aorist1 līmāssim līmāssīs līmāssīt līmāssīmus līmāssītis līmāssint
passive present līmer līmēris,
līmēre 		līmētur līmēmur līmēminī līmentur
imperfect līmārer līmārēris,
līmārēre 		līmārētur līmārēmur līmārēminī līmārentur
perfect līmātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect līmātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — līmā — — līmāte —
future — līmātō līmātō — līmātōte līmantō
passive present — līmāre — — līmāminī —
future — līmātor līmātor — — līmantor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present līmāre līmārī līmāns —
future līmātūrum esse līmātum īrī līmātūrus līmandus
perfect līmāvisse līmātum esse — līmātus
future perfect — līmātum fore — —
perfect potential līmātūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
līmandī līmandō līmandum līmandō līmātum līmātū

1At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").

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Descendants
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  • Catalan: llimar
  • French: limer
  • Galician: limar
  • Italian: limare
  • Piedmontese: limé
  • Portuguese: limar
  • Sicilian: limari
  • Spanish: limar

Etymology 2

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From līmus (“mud, slime”).

Verb

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līmō (present infinitive līmāre, perfect active līmāvī, supine līmātum); first conjugation, no passive

  1. to besmirch
  2. to bespatter with mud
Conjugation
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   Conjugation of līmō (first conjugation, no passive)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present līmō līmās līmat līmāmus līmātis līmant
imperfect līmābam līmābās līmābat līmābāmus līmābātis līmābant
future līmābō līmābis līmābit līmābimus līmābitis līmābunt
perfect līmāvī līmāvistī līmāvit līmāvimus līmāvistis līmāvērunt,
līmāvēre
pluperfect līmāveram līmāverās līmāverat līmāverāmus līmāverātis līmāverant
future perfect līmāverō līmāveris līmāverit līmāverimus līmāveritis līmāverint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present līmem līmēs līmet līmēmus līmētis līment
imperfect līmārem līmārēs līmāret līmārēmus līmārētis līmārent
perfect līmāverim līmāverīs līmāverit līmāverīmus līmāverītis līmāverint
pluperfect līmāvissem līmāvissēs līmāvisset līmāvissēmus līmāvissētis līmāvissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — līmā — — līmāte —
future — līmātō līmātō — līmātōte līmantō
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present līmāre — līmāns —
future līmātūrum esse — līmātūrus —
perfect līmāvisse — — —
perfect potential līmātūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
līmandī līmandō līmandum līmandō līmātum līmātū
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References

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  • “limo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “limo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • "limo", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • limo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to polish, finish a work with the greatest care: perpolire, limare diligenter librum, opus

Minangkabau

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Minangkabau cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : limo
    Ordinal : kalimo

Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *lima(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

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limo

  1. five

Polish

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Noun

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limo n

  1. (colloquial) black eye
    Synonym: podkowa

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Declension of limo
singular plural
nominative limo lima
genitive lima lim
dative limu limom
accusative limo lima
instrumental limem limami
locative limie limach
vocative limo lima

Further reading

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  • limo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • limo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: li‧mo

Etymology 1

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Noun

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limo m (plural limos)

  1. mud, slime, silt
    Synonym: lodo
  2. seaweed, wack (weeds, vegetation or rubbish floating on a river or pond)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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limo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of limar

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlimo/ [ˈli.mo]
  • Rhymes: -imo
  • Syllabification: li‧mo

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin līmus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ley- (“slime, slimy, sticky, slippery”).

Noun

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limo m (plural limos)

  1. mud, slime, silt
    Synonyms: barro, lodo
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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limo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of limar

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Tiruray

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Etymology

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

Numeral

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limo

  1. five

West Coast Bajau

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

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limo

  1. five
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