Wiktionary

lime

See also: limé, līme, łime, and limë

English

edit

Pronunciation

edit

Etymology 1

edit

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

edit

lime (countable and uncountable, plural limes)

  2. (chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
    • 1952, L.F. Salzman, Building in England, page 149:
      Lime, which is the product of the burning of chalk or limestone, might be bought ready burnt, or it could be burnt in kilns specially constructed in the neighbourhood of the building operations.
  3. (poetic) Any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.
  4. (theater) A spotlight.
    • 1980, Peter Evans, Peter Sellers: The Mask Behind the Mask, page 30:
      Sellers moved on until he was actually trusted to operate the limes, the spotlights that can make or destroy an artist's act.
    • 2018, Robert Charles Hines, Twists and Turns: 13 Tales of the Uneasy, page 121:
      Then out of the blue, a spotlight much like the “limes” in a theatre, lit up what seemed like a Punch and Judy tent […] He struggled even more, when from out of the shadows and into the bright light of the limes, stepped Uncle Jolly.
Derived terms
edit
terms derived from lime (alkali substance)
Translations
edit
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked
See also
edit
Entries of interest

Verb

edit

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.
      • 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:
        URSULA. She's lim'd, I warrant you: we have caught her, madam.
        HERO. If it prove so, then loving goes by haps:
        Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
      • 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 39:
        Abraham, like his parents, seemed to have been limed and caught by the ensnaring inn.
  3. (transitive) To apply limewash.
Translations
edit

Etymology 2

edit
 
Avenue of limes (Tilia) in Prague.

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

edit

lime (countable and uncountable, plural limes)

  1. A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially Tilia × europaea; the linden tree.
    • 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 158:
      The linden or lime tree is the favourite haunt of the Elves and cognate beings; and it is not safe to be near it after sunset.
    • 1871, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter III, in Middlemarch […], volume I, Edinburgh, London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, book I, page 38:
      But there was nothing of an ascetic's expression in her bright full eyes, as she looked before her, not consciously seeing, but absorbing into the intensity of her mood, the solemn glory of the afternoon with its long swathes of light between the far-off rows of limes, whose shadows touched each other.
  2. The wood of this tree.
Usage notes
edit
  • 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
edit
terms derived from noun lime (tree)
edit
Translations
edit

Etymology 3

edit
 
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
 
A lime.

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

Noun

edit

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.
    lime:  
    web lime:  
  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).
    • 1998 June 8, Gary Kleppe, “[Ranma][Fanfic] Tangled Web”, in rec.arts.anime.creative‎[1] (Usenet):
      WARNING: This is a lime. While it does not show explicit sex, as a lemon would, references to sexual situations abound.
    • 1998 December 29, jiml...@earthlink.net, “[EVA][FanFic][Lemon] Garden of EVA 0:6x - Wet Dreams Bite!”, in rec.arts.anime.creative‎[2] (Usenet):
      Even with all the sex in Garden of EVA, I still think the main stories are better for just being the lemon-scented limes that they are.
    • 2001 November 27, Schemer, “[Ranma/SF][FanFic] A Learning Experience - Chapter 01”, in rec.arts.anime.creative‎[3] (Usenet):
      I have no intention of writing any lemon scenes, limes are possibilities but unlikely and if they occur they will be few in number.
Usage notes
edit
  • 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
edit
Derived terms
edit
terms derived from lime ("Citrus")
Translations
edit
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked
See also
edit
terms of interest for lime (noun) fruit and color
Colors/Colours in English (layout · text)
             red          orange              yellow              green              blue (incl.      indigo;
             cyan, teal, turquoise) 		             purple / violet
         pink (including
         magenta) 		         brown      white              gray/grey      black

Adjective

edit

lime (not comparable)

  1. Containing lime or lime juice.
  2. Having the aroma or flavor of lime.
  3. Lime-green.
Translations
edit

Etymology 4

edit
  A user suggests that this English entry be moved, merged or split.
Please see the discussion on Requests for moves, mergers and splits(+) or the talk page for more information and remove this template after the request has been fulfilled.

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

edit

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

  1. (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

edit

lime (plural limes)

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

Etymology 5

edit

Noun

edit

lime (plural limes)

  1. Alternative form of lyam (“a leash”)
Derived terms
edit

Anagrams

edit

Bakumpai

edit

Etymology

edit

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima.

Numeral

edit

lime

  1. five

Danish

edit

Etymology 1

edit

From English lime.

Noun

edit

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

  1. lime (fruit)
Inflection
edit
Declension of lime
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lime limen lime
limes 		limene
genitive limes limens limes
limes' 		limenes

Etymology 2

edit

From the noun lim (“glue”).

Verb

edit

lime (imperative lim, infinitive at lime, present tense limer, past tense limede, perfect tense har limet)

  1. to glue

Fataluku

edit

Numeral

edit

lime

  1. five

Finnish

edit

Etymology

edit

From English lime.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

edit

lime

  1. (proscribed) lime (citrus tree and its fruit)
    Synonym: limetti
  2. lime or lemon juice as part of a cocktail

Declension

edit
Inflection of lime (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative lime limet
genitive limen limejen
partitive limeä limejä
illative limeen limeihin
singular plural
nominative lime limet
accusative nom. lime limet
gen. limen
genitive limen limejen
limein rare
partitive limeä limejä
inessive limessä limeissä
elative limestä limeistä
illative limeen limeihin
adessive limellä limeillä
ablative limeltä limeiltä
allative limelle limeille
essive limenä limeinä
translative limeksi limeiksi
abessive limettä limeittä
instructive — limein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lime (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative limeni limeni
accusative nom. limeni limeni
gen. limeni
genitive limeni limejeni
limeini rare
partitive limeäni limejäni
inessive limessäni limeissäni
elative limestäni limeistäni
illative limeeni limeihini
adessive limelläni limeilläni
ablative limeltäni limeiltäni
allative limelleni limeilleni
essive limenäni limeinäni
translative limekseni limeikseni
abessive limettäni limeittäni
instructive — —
comitative — limeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative limesi limesi
accusative nom. limesi limesi
gen. limesi
genitive limesi limejesi
limeisi rare
partitive limeäsi limejäsi
inessive limessäsi limeissäsi
elative limestäsi limeistäsi
illative limeesi limeihisi
adessive limelläsi limeilläsi
ablative limeltäsi limeiltäsi
allative limellesi limeillesi
essive limenäsi limeinäsi
translative limeksesi limeiksesi
abessive limettäsi limeittäsi
instructive — —
comitative — limeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative limemme limemme
accusative nom. limemme limemme
gen. limemme
genitive limemme limejemme
limeimme rare
partitive limeämme limejämme
inessive limessämme limeissämme
elative limestämme limeistämme
illative limeemme limeihimme
adessive limellämme limeillämme
ablative limeltämme limeiltämme
allative limellemme limeillemme
essive limenämme limeinämme
translative limeksemme limeiksemme
abessive limettämme limeittämme
instructive — —
comitative — limeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative limenne limenne
accusative nom. limenne limenne
gen. limenne
genitive limenne limejenne
limeinne rare
partitive limeänne limejänne
inessive limessänne limeissänne
elative limestänne limeistänne
illative limeenne limeihinne
adessive limellänne limeillänne
ablative limeltänne limeiltänne
allative limellenne limeillenne
essive limenänne limeinänne
translative limeksenne limeiksenne
abessive limettänne limeittänne
instructive — —
comitative — limeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative limensä limensä
accusative nom. limensä limensä
gen. limensä
genitive limensä limejensä
limeinsä rare
partitive limeään
limeänsä 		limejään
limejänsä
inessive limessään
limessänsä 		limeissään
limeissänsä
elative limestään
limestänsä 		limeistään
limeistänsä
illative limeensä limeihinsä
adessive limellään
limellänsä 		limeillään
limeillänsä
ablative limeltään
limeltänsä 		limeiltään
limeiltänsä
allative limelleen
limellensä 		limeilleen
limeillensä
essive limenään
limenänsä 		limeinään
limeinänsä
translative limekseen
limeksensä 		limeikseen
limeiksensä
abessive limettään
limettänsä 		limeittään
limeittänsä
instructive — —
comitative — limeineen
limeinensä

Derived terms

edit
compounds

Further reading

edit

Anagrams

edit

French

edit

Pronunciation

edit

Etymology 1

edit

From Latin līma.

Noun

edit

lime f (plural limes)

  1. file (tool)
Derived terms
edit

Etymology 2

edit

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

Noun

edit

lime f (plural limes)

  1. lime (fruit, tree)
    Synonym: limette

Further reading

edit

Anagrams

edit

Galician

edit

Verb

edit

lime

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

Italian

edit
 
Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

edit

Noun

edit

lime f pl

  1. plural of lima

Etymology 2

edit

Borrowed from English lime.

Noun

edit

lime m (invariable)

  1. lime (citrus tree)

Anagrams

edit

Jamaican Creole

edit

Etymology

edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaɪm/
  • Hyphenation: lime

Noun

edit

lime (plural lime dem, quantified lime)

  1. lime (small green citrus fruit)
    It sour like lime. ― It's as sour as a lime.
    When the virus get drastic, mi a guh draw fi mi garlic and lime.
    When the virus gets worse, I'm going to start taking garlic and lime.
  2. hangout, get-together (social gathering)

Verb

edit

lime

  1. hang out
  2. dawdle, idle

Further reading

edit

Latin

edit

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

līme

  1. vocative singular of līmus

Middle English

edit

Etymology 1

edit

Noun

edit

lime

  1. Alternative form of lym (“quicklime”)

Etymology 2

edit

Noun

edit

lime

  1. Alternative form of lyme (“limb”)

Norwegian Bokmål

edit
 
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology 1

edit

From Persian لیمو (limu), via Arabic لِيمَة (līma), Spanish lima, and English lime.

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

lime m (definite singular limen, indefinite plural limer, definite plural limene)

  1. a lime (citrus fruit)

Etymology 2

edit

From Old Norse líma.

Pronunciation

edit

Verb

edit

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)
edit

References

edit

Norwegian Nynorsk

edit

Etymology 1

edit

From Old Norse líma.

Pronunciation

edit

Verb

edit

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
edit
Derived terms
edit
edit

Etymology 2

edit
 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn
 
ein oppskoren lime

Borrowed from English lime. From Persian لیمو (limu), via Arabic لِيمَة (līma).

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

lime m (definite singular limen, indefinite plural limar, definite plural limane)

  1. (citrus fruit) a lime
  2. (usually uncountable) lime juice
Synonyms
edit
Derived terms
edit

Etymology 3

edit
 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn
 
ein sopelime

From Old Norse lími.

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

lime m (definite singular limen, indefinite plural limar, definite plural limane)

  1. a besom, broom
Derived terms
edit

References

edit

Anagrams

edit


Old English

edit

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

lime

  1. dative singular of lim

Noun

edit

līme

  1. dative singular of līm

Portuguese

edit

Verb

edit

lime

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

Spanish

edit

Pronunciation

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

Verb

edit

lime

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

Anagrams

edit

Swedish

edit

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

lime c

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

Declension

edit
Declension of lime
nominative genitive
singular indefinite lime limes
definite limen limens
plural indefinite limer limers
definite limerna limernas

See also

edit

References

edit

Yakan

edit

Numeral

edit

lime

  1. five
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=lime&oldid=83091717"
  NODES
Note 5
Verify 38