dimma

See also: Dimma

Faroese

Alternative forms

• (common) dimmi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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

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

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 (sg-only feminine)

	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.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdim.mɑ/

Adjective

dimma

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

Sumerian

Romanization

dimma

1. Romanization of 𒅗𒄭 (dimma)

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

dimma c

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

Declension

Declension of dimma

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dimma	dimmas
	definite	dimman	dimmans
plural	indefinite	dimmor	dimmors
	definite	dimmorna	dimmornas

Derived terms

• dimbakljus
• dimbank
• dimbildning
• dimhöljd
• dimkammare
• dimljus
• dimmig
• dimmoln
• dimridå
• dimstrålkastare

 

Related terms

• imma

Further reading

• dimma in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• mimad