lime

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /laɪm/ Rhymes: -aɪm === Etymology 1 === From Middle English lyme, lym, lime, from Old English līm, from Proto-West Germanic *līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Liem (“glue”), Dutch lijm (“glue”), German Leim (“glue”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish lim (“glue”), Faroese and Icelandic lím (“glue”), 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). (poetic) Any gluey or adhesive substance that traps or captures; sometimes a synonym for birdlime. (theater) A limelight; any spotlight. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== ==== 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). (transitive) To smear with birdlime. (rare) To ensnare, catch, entrap. (transitive) To apply limewash. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Lime (17th c.) and line (16th c.) are alterations of obsolete lind, from Middle English lynde, from Old English lind, from Proto-Germanic *lindijō. The phonetic development is unusual, but it has been suggested that it began in compounds (loss of -d- perhaps before tree, the change to -m- before labials as in bark or wood). Doublet of linden, which see. ==== 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 ===== This tree (the linden) is unrelated to the citrus tree called lime (see Etymology 3 below). Both are trees with fragrant flowers, but the linden is more temperate, while the citrus is more tropical and subtropical. Outside Europe and adjoining parts of Asia, the citrus sense is much more common. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== linden ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from French lime, from Spanish lima, from Arabic لِيمَة (līma), from Classical Persian لِیمُو (līmū, līmō), from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū, “lime”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw or Munda. Doublet of lemon. ==== Noun ==== lime (countable and uncountable, 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. (uncountable) Any of several brilliant, sometimes yellowish, green colours associated with the fruits of a lime tree. Synonym: lime green (broadly synonymous, precisely hyponymous) A particular one of those colours that has been standardized under this name, at least in some organizations' standards. (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 ===== The citrus is unrelated to the linden tree, which often goes by the same name (see Etymology 2 above). Both are trees with fragrant flowers, but the linden is more temperate, while the citrus is more tropical and subtropical. Outside Europe and adjoining parts of Asia, the citrus sense is much more common. ===== Hypernyms ===== fruit citrus ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== ==== Adjective ==== lime (not comparable) Containing lime or lime juice. Having the aroma or flavor of lime. Lime-green. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 4 === Either a back-formation of limer or from the derogatory term limey, a term first given to British soldiers but also used by Trinidadians for American soldiers who used to hang out idle in Port of Spain during World War 2. ==== Verb ==== lime (third-person singular simple present limes, present participle liming, simple past and past participle limed) (Caribbean, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, informal) To hang out or socialize in an informal, relaxed environment, especially with friends, for example at a party or on the beach. ==== Noun ==== lime (plural limes) (Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago) A casual gathering to socialize. === Etymology 5 === ==== Noun ==== lime (plural limes) Alternative form of lyam (“a leash”). ===== Derived terms ===== limehound === Anagrams === Emil, Elmi, mile, elim, Elim, Liem, Lemi, Meli, Imel, Mile == Bakumpai == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima. === Numeral === lime five == Danish == === Etymology 1 === From English lime. ==== Noun ==== lime c (singular definite limen, plural indefinite lime or limes) lime (fruit) ===== Inflection ===== === Etymology 2 === From the noun lim (“glue”). ==== Verb ==== lime (imperative lim, infinitive at lime, present tense limer, past tense limede, perfect tense har limet) to glue == Fataluku == === Numeral === lime five == Finnish == === Etymology === From English lime. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlime/, [ˈlime̞] IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯m/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯m] Rhymes: -ime Syllabification(key): li‧me Hyphenation(key): li‧me === Noun === lime (proscribed) lime (citrus tree and its fruit) Synonym: limetti lime or lemon juice as part of a cocktail ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “lime”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === Lemi, ilme, miel. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lim/ Rhymes: -im === Etymology 1 === From Latin līma. ==== Noun ==== lime f (plural limes) file (tool) ===== Derived terms ===== lime à ongles limer === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Spanish lima, from Arabic لِيمَة (līma). ==== Noun ==== lime f (plural limes) (Belgium, Canada) lime (fruit, tree) Synonym: limette === Further reading === “lime”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === miel, mile == Galician == === Verb === lime inflection of limar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈli.me/ Rhymes: -ime Hyphenation: lì‧me ==== Noun ==== lime f pl plural of lima === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English lime. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈlajm/ Rhymes: -ajm ==== Noun ==== lime m (usually invariable, plural (rare) limi) lime (citrus tree) === References === === 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): /ˈlaɪm/ Hyphenation: lime === Noun === lime (plural lime dem, quantified lime) lime (small green citrus fruit) It sour like lime. ― It's as sour as a lime. hangout, get-together (social gathering) === Verb === lime hang out dawdle, idle === Further reading === Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 348 == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈliː.mɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈliː.me] === Noun === līme vocative singular of līmus == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== lime alternative form of lym (“quicklime”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== lime alternative form of lyme (“limb”) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Persian لیمو (limu), via Arabic لِيمَة (līma), Spanish lima, and English lime. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /laɪm/ ==== 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): /liːmə/ ==== 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): /²liːmə/ ==== 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 لیمو (limu), via Arabic لِيمَة (līma). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /lɑɪ̯m/ ==== 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): /²liːmə/ ==== Noun ==== lime m (definite singular limen, indefinite plural limar, definite plural limane) a besom, broom Synonyms: kvast, sovl ===== Derived terms ===== sopelime m === References === “lime” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. === Anagrams === meil, mile == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈli.me/ IPA(key): /ˈliː.me/ === Noun === lime dative singular of lim === Noun === līme dative singular of līm == Portuguese == === Verb === lime inflection of limar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlime/ [ˈli.me] Rhymes: -ime Syllabification: li‧me === Verb === lime inflection of limar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Anagrams === miel == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English lime. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lajm/ Rhymes: -ajm === Noun === lime c a lime (fruit) Synonym: limefrukt lime juice Synonym: limejuice ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== limefrukt (“lime fruit”) limegrön (“lime green”) ==== See also ==== citron (“lemon”) citrus kalk === References === “lime”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “lime”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “lime”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Yakan == === Numeral === lime five