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potash
English
Etymology
Calque of Dutch potas, coined in 1598, equivalent to pot +? ash. The literal translation is “pot ash”, because it was made by burning wood to ashes in a large pot. First attested in 1648. Doublet of potassium and potassa.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?p?t.æ?/
- Rhymes: -æ?
Noun
potash (countable and uncountable, plural potashes)
- The water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer.
- (chemistry) An impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts.
- (chemistry, archaic) Potassium. Chiefly used in the names of compounds of the form "... of potash".
- A class of potassium minerals, of similar applicability to potassium carbonate, such as being a fertilizer. (ie. potassium chloride, potassium hydroxide)
Derived terms
Related terms
- potass
- potassa
- potassium
Translations
Verb
potash (third-person singular simple present potashes, present participle potashing, simple past and past participle potashed)
- To treat with potassium.
References
- Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1]
Anagrams
- Pashto, pathos, sophta
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lime
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la?m/
- Rhymes: -a?m
Etymology 1
From Middle English lyme, lym, lime, from Old English l?m, from Proto-Germanic *l?maz. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Liem (“glue”), Dutch lijm, German Leim (“glue”), Danish lim (from Old Norse lím), Latin limus (“mud”).
Noun
lime (countable and uncountable, plural limes)
- (chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
- 1952, L.F. Salzman, Building in England, page 149.
- Lime, which is the product of the burning of chalk or limestone, might be bought ready burnt, or it could be burnt in kilns specially constructed in the neighbourhood of the building operations.
- 1952, L.F. Salzman, Building in England, page 149.
- (poetic) Any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.
- 1610, The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, act 4 scene 1
- Monster, come, put some lime upon your fingers, and away with the rest.
- 1835, William Wordsworth, They called Thee Merry England, in old time [first line of unnamed poem]
- Like the lime which foolish birds are caught with.
- 1610, The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, act 4 scene 1
Derived terms
Translations
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Verb
lime (third-person singular simple present limes, present participle liming, simple past and past participle limed)
- (transitive) To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).
- 1917, Rudyard Kipling, The Land
- If I were you, I'd lime.
- 1917, Rudyard Kipling, The Land
- (transitive) To smear with birdlime.
- (rare) To ensnare, catch, entrap.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 3 Scene 1
- URSULA. She's lim'd, I warrant you: we have caught her, madam.
- HERO. If it prove so, then loving goes by haps:
- Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 3 Scene 1
- (rare) To ensnare, catch, entrap.
- (transitive) To apply limewash.
Translations
Etymology 2
An alteration of line, a variant form of lind.
Noun
lime (countable and uncountable, plural limes)
- A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially Tilia × europaea; the linden tree.
- The wood of this tree.
Usage notes
Both this and the citrus are trees with fragrant flowers, but this is more temperate and the citrus is more tropical and subtropical. Outside of Europe and adjoining parts of Asia, the citrus sense is much more common
Derived terms
- American lime (Tilia americana)
- broad-leaved lime (Tilia platyphyllos)
- brooklime (Veronica spp.)
- lime tree looper (Erannis tiliaria)
- silver lime (Tilia tomentosa)
Related terms
- linden
Translations
Etymology 3
From French lime, from Spanish lima, from Arabic ??????? (l?ma), from Persian ????? (l?m?).
Noun
lime (plural limes)
- Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.
- Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Key lime, Citrus aurantiifolia.
- A brilliant, sometimes yellowish, green colour associated with the fruits of a lime tree.
- (fandom slang) A fan fiction story which contains sexual references, but stops short of full, explicit descriptions of sexual activity (coined by analogy with lemon).
Usage notes
Both this and the linden are trees with fragrant flowers, but the linden is more temperate and this is more tropical and subtropical. Outside of Europe and adjoining parts of Asia, this sense is much more common.
Derived terms
Translations
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Adjective
lime (not comparable)
- Containing lime or lime juice.
- Having the aroma or flavor of lime.
- Lime-green.
Translations
Etymology 4
Back-formation from limer.
Verb
lime (third-person singular simple present limes, present participle liming, simple past and past participle limed)
- (Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago) To hang out/socialize in an informal, relaxed environment, especially with friends, for example at a party or on the beach.
Etymology 5
Noun
lime (plural limes)
- Alternative form of lyam (a leash)
Derived terms
- limehound
Anagrams
- Elmi, Emil, Imel, Lemi, Liem, Meli, mile
Danish
Noun
lime c (singular definite limen, plural indefinite lime or limes)
- lime (fruit)
Inflection
Verb
lime (imperative lim, infinitive at lime, present tense limer, past tense limede, perfect tense har limet)
- to glue
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?lime/, [?lime?]
- Rhymes: -ime
- Syllabification: li?me
Noun
lime
- lime (citrus tree and its fruit)
Usage notes
This word is now more common than limetti but still regarded as less correct by, for example, the Kielitoimiston sanakirja. Some inflected forms are indeed quite awkward to use.
Declension
Synonyms
- limetti
Anagrams
- Lemi, ilme, miel.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lim/
- Rhymes: -im
Etymology 1
From Latin l?ma.
Noun
lime f (plural limes)
- file (tool)
Derived terms
- lime à ongles
- limer
Etymology 2
From Spanish lima, from Arabic ??????? (l?ma).
Noun
lime f (plural limes)
- lime (fruit, tree)
Synonyms
- (fruit): limette
Anagrams
- miel, mile
Further reading
- “lime” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Verb
lime
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of limar
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?li.me/
Etymology 1
Noun
lime f pl
- plural of lima
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English.
Noun
lime m (invariable)
- lime (citrus tree)
Anagrams
- elmi, meli
Jamaican Creole
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?la?m/
- Hyphenation: lime
Noun
lime (plural: lime dem, quantified: lime)
- lime (small green citrus fruit)
- hangout, get-together (social gathering)
Verb
lime
- hang out
- dawdle, idle
Further reading
- Richard Allsopp (main editor), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, 2003 (reprint by The University of the West Indies Press, originally 1996 by Oxford University Press), ISBN 9789766401450 (originally ISBN-10: 976-640-145-4), page 348
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?li?.me/, [?li?m?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?li.me/, [?li?m?]
Noun
l?me
- vocative singular of l?mus
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English lim.
Noun
lime
- Alternative form of lyme (“limb”)
Etymology 2
From Old English l?m.
Noun
lime
- Alternative form of lyme (“quicklime”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Persian ????? (l?m?), via Arabic ??????? (l?ma), Spanish lima, and English lime
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la?m/
Noun
lime m (definite singular limen, indefinite plural limer, definite plural limene)
- a lime (citrus fruit)
Etymology 2
From Old Norse líma
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li?m?/
Verb
lime (imperative lim, present tense limer, passive limes, simple past lima or limet or limte, past participle lima or limet or limt, present participle limende)
- to glue or paste (something)
Related terms
- lim (noun)
References
- “lime” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse líma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²li?m?/ (example of pronunciation)
Verb
lime (present tense limer, past tense limde/limte, past participle limt, passive infinitive limast, present participle limande, imperative lim)
- (transitive) to glue
Alternative forms
- lima (a-infinitive)
Derived terms
- liming f
Related terms
- lim n
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English lime. From Persian ????? (l?m?), via Arabic ??????? (l?ma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l???m/ (example of pronunciation)
Noun
lime m (definite singular limen, indefinite plural limar, definite plural limane)
- (citrus fruit) a lime
- (usually uncountable) lime juice
Synonyms
- (citrus fruit): limett
Derived terms
- limejuice
Etymology 3
From Old Norse lími.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²li?m?/ (example of pronunciation)
Noun
lime m (definite singular limen, indefinite plural limar, definite plural limane)
- a besom, broom
Derived terms
- sopelime m
References
- “lime” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- meil, mile
Portuguese
Verb
lime
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of limar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of limar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of limar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of limar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?lime/, [?li.me]
Verb
lime
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of limar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of limar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of limar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of limar.
Yakan
Numeral
lime
- five
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