rimma
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse rimma, related to ramr (“fierce, strong”), from Proto-Germanic *rammaz (“overbearing, strong”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrimma f (genitive singular rimmu, nominative plural rimmur)
Declension
editOromo
editNoun
editrimma
Swedish
editVerb
editrimma (present rimmar, preterite rimmade, supine rimmat, imperative rimma)
- to rhyme (produce rhymes, in speech, text, etc.)
- Om man säger "katt" följt av "hatt" så rimmar man
- If you say "cat" followed by "hat," you're rhyming
- rimmad vers
- rhymed verse
- to rhyme (form rhymes)
- "Katt" rimmar på "hatt"
- "Cat" rhymes with "hat"
- (figuratively) to match, to correspond
- Hans handlingar rimmar illa med hans påstådda värderingar
- His actions are at odds [rhyme poorly] with the values he says he stands for
- (cooking) to salt-cure (salt (meat or the like, often pork) to preserve)
Usage notes
editPå is used where with would be used in English: "rhyme with X" = "rimma på X"
Conjugation
editConjugation of rimma (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | rimma | rimmas | ||
Supine | rimmat | rimmats | ||
Imperative | rimma | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | rimmen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | rimmar | rimmade | rimmas | rimmades |
Ind. plural1 | rimma | rimmade | rimmas | rimmades |
Subjunctive2 | rimme | rimmade | rimmes | rimmades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | rimmande | |||
Past participle | rimmad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
edit- rim (“rhyme”)
See also
editReferences
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