[ˈwiː.mɛn], [ˈviː.men]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *weimən, from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁imn̥. By surface analysis, vieō (“plait, weave”) + -men (noun-forming suffix). Cognates include German Weide, Dutch wilg, Swedish vide, Persian بید, Ancient Greek ἰτέα (itéa), all meaning 'willow', as well as English withy, Russian ветвь (vetvʹ, “branch”), Russian вить (vitʹ, “to twist, plaid”), Russian ветла́ (vetlá, “white willow”), Sanskrit वेतस (vetasa, “reed, cane, rod”), Sanskrit व्ययति (vyayati, “to wrap, clothe”).
- declension-3twig, shoot
“ater et alterius sequitur de cortice sanguis.” — Turned aback (in ug) I pulled another pliant shoot out
to appraise the cause of such skulking horror
and in its bark yet again was blood.
- declension-3osier
- declension-3branch for wickerwork
Formsvīmen(canonical, neuter) · vīminis(genitive) · vīmen(nominative, singular) · vīmina(nominative, plural) · vīminis(genitive, singular) · vīminum(genitive, plural) · vīminī(dative, singular) · vīminibus(dative, plural) · vīmen(accusative, singular) · vīmina(accusative, plural) · vīmine(ablative, singular) · vīminibus(ablative, plural) · vīmen(singular, vocative) · vīmina(plural, vocative)
Source: Wiktionary