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extremity
English
Etymology
From Middle English extremite, from Old French extremité, from Latin extr?mit?s (“extremity; border, perimeter; ending”), from extrem?s (“furthest, extreme”) + -it?s (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-teh?ts (“suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being”); see extreme. Extrem?s is derived from exter (“external, outward”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?e??s (“out”)) + -issimus (“suffix indicating a superlative”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-is- (“suffix indicating a comparative”) + *-(t)m?mo- (“suffix indicating the absolutive case”)).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?kstr?'m?t?, IPA(key): /?k?st??m?ti/, /?k-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?st??m?ti/, /-?i/
- Hyphenation: ex?tre?mi?ty
Noun
extremity (countable and uncountable, plural extremities or extremitys) (obsolete)
- The most extreme or furthest point of something. [from c. 1400]
- An extreme measure.
- A hand or foot. [from early 15th c.]
- A limb (“major appendage of a human or animal such as an arm, leg, or wing”). [from early 15th c.]
Synonyms
- (furthest point): tip
- (major appendage of human or animal): appendage, limb
Derived terms
- extremital
Related terms
- extreme
- extremely
- extremeness
- extremism
- extremist
Translations
Further reading
- extremities on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- extremity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- extremity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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rim
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??m/
- Rhymes: -?m
Etymology 1
From Middle English rim, rym, rime, from Old English rima (“rim, edge, border, bank, coast”), from Proto-Germanic *rimô, *rembô (“edge, border”), from Proto-Indo-European *rem-, *rem?- (“to rest, support, be based”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Rim (“plank, wooden cross, trellis”), Old Saxon rimi (“edge; border; trim”), Icelandic rimi (“a strip of land”).
Noun
rim (plural rims)
- An edge around something, especially when circular.
- (automotive, cycling) A wheelrim.
- (journalism) A semicircular copydesk.
- 2004, John Russial, Strategic Copy Editing (page 130)
- A copy chief with poor people skills makes life miserable for copy editors on the rim; […]
- 2009, Gaylon Eugene Murray, Effective Editing (page 7)
- On the rim are copy editors who edit stories for accuracy, brevity and clarity.
- 2004, John Russial, Strategic Copy Editing (page 130)
Derived terms
- Pacific Rim
Translations
See also
- (wheel rim): mag wheel, alloy wheel
Verb
rim (third-person singular simple present rims, present participle rimming, simple past and past participle rimmed) (transitive)
- To form a rim on.
- (transitive) To follow the contours, possibly creating a circuit.
- (transitive or intransitive, of a ball) To roll around a rim.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English rim, rym, ryme, reme, from Old English r?oma (“membrane, ligament”), from Proto-West Germanic *reum?.
Noun
rim (plural rims)
- (Britain dialectal) A membrane.
- (Britain dialectal or obsolete) The membrane enclosing the intestines; the peritoneum, hence loosely, the intestines; the lower part of the abdomen; belly.
Etymology 3
From a variation of ream.
Verb
rim (third-person singular simple present rims, present participle rimming, simple past and past participle rimmed)
- (slang) To lick the anus of a partner as a sexual act.
- 2008, Lexy Harper, Bedtime Erotica for Freaks (Like Me), page 216
- When she started thrusting her hips back against his finger, he turned her over and rimmed her asshole as he fingered her clit.
- 2008, Lexy Harper, Bedtime Erotica for Freaks (Like Me), page 216
Translations
Anagrams
- IRM, MIR, MRI, Mir, RMI, miR, mir
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hrím, from Proto-Germanic *hr?m?.
Noun
rim c (singular definite rimen, not used in plural form)
- hoarfrost, rime
Etymology 2
From late Old Norse rím, from Middle Low German rim, from French rime (“rhyme”).
Noun
rim n (singular definite rimet, plural indefinite rim)
- rhyme
Inflection
Further reading
- rim on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 3
See rime.
Verb
rim
- imperative of rime
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?r?m]
- Hyphenation: rim
Etymology 1
From Dutch riem, from Middle Dutch rieme, from Old French raime, rayme (“ream”), from Arabic ???????? (rizma, “bundle”).
Noun
rim (first-person possessive rimku, second-person possessive rimmu, third-person possessive rimnya)
- ream, a bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets.
Etymology 2
From Dutch riem, from Middle Dutch rieme, from Old Dutch *riomo, from Proto-West Germanic *reum?.
Noun
rim (first-person possessive rimku, second-person possessive rimmu, third-person possessive rimnya)
- (colloquial) leather belt.
Further reading
- “rim” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Mizo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rim/
Noun
rim
- smell
- odour
Adverb
rim
- hard
Northern Kurdish
Alternative forms
- rimb
Etymology
From Arabic ?????? (rum?). For rimb, compare the probably related Old Armenian ????? (?umb).
Noun
r?im ?
- spear, lance, javelin
- unit of measure the length of a spear
Descendants
- ? Armenian: ??? (??m) (Van, Moks, Shatakh)
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse rím and (Old?) French rime
Noun
rim n (definite singular rimet, indefinite plural rim, definite plural rima or rimene)
- a rhyme
Derived terms
- barnerim
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hrím
Noun
rim m (definite singular rimen, uncountable)
rim n (definite singular rimet, uncountable)
- rime (frost)
Derived terms
- rimfrost
References
- “rim” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ri?m/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse rím, from Old French rime.
Noun
rim n (definite singular rimet, indefinite plural rim, definite plural rima)
- a rhyme
Derived terms
- barnerim
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hrím. Akin to English rime.
Noun
rim n (definite singular rimet, uncountable)
- rime (frost)
Derived terms
- rimfrost
References
- “rim” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *r?m? (“number, count, series”), from Proto-Indo-European *re(i)- (“to reason, count”). Akin to Old Frisian r?m, Old Saxon -r?m, Old High German r?m, Icelandic rím.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ri?m/
Noun
r?m n
- number
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: rime, rhyme
Portuguese
Etymology
Via Old Portuguese rin, from Latin r?n, from Proto-Italic *hr?n, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *g??ren- (“an internal part of the body”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal, Brazil) IPA(key): /???/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): [???]
- Hyphenation: rim
Noun
rim m (plural rins)
- kidney
- (in the plural) small of the back
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse rím, from Proto-Germanic *r?m?.
Noun
rim n
- rhyme
Declension
See also
- rimma
Volapük
Noun
rim (nominative plural rims)
- rhyme
Declension
See also
- rimod
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rí?m] (example of pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -í?m
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hrím, from Proto-Germanic *hr?m?.
Noun
rim n
- frost, hoarfrost
Etymology 2
From Old Norse rím, from Proto-Germanic *r?m?.
Noun
rim n
- story, poem, saga
- rumour
Related terms
- riim
Synonyms
- (story, saga) sögu
Zhuang
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *k.tem? (“full”). Cognate with Thai ???? (dtem), Lao ???? (tem), Northern Thai ????, Lü ??? (?iim), Shan ???? (t?m), Nong Zhuang daem.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /?im??/
- Tone numbers: rim1
- Hyphenation: rim
Adjective
rim (old orthography rim)
- full
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