bim
Frombimbo.
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bim (pluralbims)
FromTemnebim(“sound ofbeating ofstriking”).
bim
bim
FromProto-Nuristani*buma, fromProto-Indo-Iranian*bʰúHma, fromProto-Indo-European*bʰuH-(“to be”).
bim m(Western (Ktivi), Northeastern)[1][2]
FromProto-West Germanic*biumi, fromProto-Germanic*biumi.
bim
short forbim bim(“crisps,potato chips”)
bim
Borrowed fromEnglishbeam and/orGermanBaum(“tree”).
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bim | bims |
| Genitive | bima | bimas |
| Dative | bime | bimes |
| Accusative | bimi | bimis |
| Predicative1 | bimu | bimus |
| Vocative | obim | obims |
Unknown. FromProto-Italic*gʷōs, fromProto-Indo-European*gʷṓws. Cognates withLatinbos,Umbrianbum,Ancient Greekβοῦς(boûs),Sanskritगो(go). This etymology is disputed,Blanca María Prósper argues that the Proto-Indo-European accusative singular*gʷṓm should have evolved into*bum, notbim. Other, controversial, proposals to rectify this concern are that thevocalism may have adapted itself to matchsim or thatbim may have merely evolved from*bum.
Another theory holds that it may derive fromProto-Italic*wīs, fromProto-Indo-European*wéyh₁s, itself fromProto-Indo-European*weyh₁-. If this were true, the term would be cognates withLatinvis,Sanskritवयस्(vayas), andAncient Greekῑ̓́ς(ī́s). It has also been connected toPaelignianbiam(“sacellum”), although hypothesis is not supported by the majority of linguists.
bim (accusative singular)