lime

lime

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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, German Leim (“glue”), Danish lim (from Old Norse lím), Latin limus (“mud”).

Noun

lime (countable and uncountable, plural limes)

  2. (chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
  3. (poetic) Any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.
  4. (theater) A spotlight.
Derived terms
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Verb

lime (third-person singular simple present limes, present participle liming, simple past and past participle limed)

  1. (transitive) To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).
  2. (transitive) To smear with birdlime.
    1. (rare) To ensnare, catch, entrap.
  3. (transitive) To apply limewash.
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)

  1. A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially Tilia × europaea; the linden tree.
  2. The wood of this tree.
Usage notes
  • Both this and the citrus are trees having 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
Related terms
  • linden
Translations

Etymology 3

From French lime, from Spanish lima, from Arabic لِيمَة (līma), from Persian لیمو (limu). Doublet of lemon.

Noun

lime (countable and uncountable, plural limes)

  2. Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.
  3. Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Key lime, Citrus aurantiifolia.
  4. (uncountable) A brilliant, sometimes yellowish, green colour associated with the fruits of a lime tree.
  5. (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.
Hypernyms
  • fruit
    • citrus
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Adjective

lime (not comparable)

  1. Containing lime or lime juice.
  2. Having the aroma or flavor of lime.
  3. 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)

  1. (Caribbean, 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)

  1. (Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago) A casual gathering to socialize.

Etymology 5

Noun

lime (plural limes)

  1. 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

  1. five

Danish

Etymology 1

From English lime.

Noun

lime c (singular definite limen, plural indefinite lime or limes)

  1. 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)

  1. to glue

Fataluku

Numeral

lime

  1. five

Finnish

Etymology

From English lime.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlime/, [ˈlime̞]
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯m/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯m]
  • Rhymes: -ime
  • Hyphenation(key): li‧me

Noun

lime

  1. (proscribed) lime (citrus tree and its fruit)
    Synonym: limetti
  2. 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

  • Lemi, ilme, miel.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lim/
  • Rhymes: -im

Etymology 1

From Latin līma.

Noun

lime f (plural limes)

  1. file (tool)
Derived terms
  • lime à ongles
  • limer

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish lima, from Arabic لِيمَة (līma).

Noun

lime f (plural limes)

  1. 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

  1. inflection of limar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈli.me/
  • Rhymes: -ime
  • Hyphenation: lì‧me

Etymology 1

Noun

lime f pl

  1. plural of lima

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English lime.

Noun

lime m (invariable)

  1. 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): /ˈlaɪm/
  • Hyphenation: lime

Noun

lime (plural lime dem, quantified lime)

  1. lime (small green citrus fruit)
    It sour like lime. ― It's as sour as a lime.
  2. hangout, get-together (social gathering)

Verb

lime

  1. hang out
  2. 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.me/, [ˈlʲiːmɛ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈli.me/, [ˈliːme]

Noun

līme

  1. vocative singular of līmus

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

lime

  1. Alternative form of lym (“quicklime”)

Etymology 2

Noun

lime

  1. 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)

  1. 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)

  1. 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)

  1. (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)

  1. (citrus fruit) a lime
  2. (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)

  1. a besom, broom
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

  1. dative singular of lim

Noun

līme

  1. dative singular of līm

Portuguese

Verb

lime

  1. inflection of limar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlime/ [ˈli.me]
  • Rhymes: -ime
  • Syllabification: li‧me

Verb

lime

  1. inflection of limar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

  • miel

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

lime c

  1. a lime (fruit)
    Synonym: limefrukt
  2. lime juice
    Synonym: limejuice

Declension

See also

  • kalk

References

  • lime in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • lime in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • lime in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Yakan

Numeral

lime

  1. five

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