[ˈliː.mʊs], [ˈliː.mus]
OrigoPossibly from Proto-Italic *līmos (“oblique”), with no known cognates outside of Italic. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bend”). Compare perhaps Proto-Germanic *limuz (“limb, branch”).
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2sidelong, askew, askance, sideways
- declension-2mud, slime, muck
- declension-2, figurativelyfeces within the bowels
- declension-2filth, pollution
- declension-2a priest's apron
Formaelīmus(canonical) · līma(feminine) · līmum(neuter) · līmus(masculine, nominative, singular) · līma(feminine, nominative, singular) · līmum(neuter, nominative, singular) · līmī(masculine, nominative, plural) · līmae(feminine, nominative, plural) · līma(neuter, nominative, plural) · līmī(genitive, masculine, singular) · līmae(feminine, genitive, singular) · līmī(genitive, neuter, singular) · līmōrum(genitive, masculine, plural) · līmārum(feminine, genitive, plural) · līmōrum(genitive, neuter, plural) · līmō(dative, masculine, singular) · līmae(dative, feminine, singular) · līmō(dative, neuter, singular) · līmīs(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural) · līmum(accusative, masculine, singular)
Fons: Vicitionarium