See also: timi and Timi

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse tími, from Proto-Germanic *tīmô (time), from Proto-Indo-European *tī-, from *dī- (time).

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Noun

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tími m (genitive singular tíma, plural tímar)

  1. hour
  2. lesson
  3. (rare) (right in) time

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m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tími tímin tímar tímarnir
accusative tíma tíman tímar tímarnar
dative tíma tímanum tímum tímunum
genitive tíma tímans tíma tímanna

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse tími, from Proto-Germanic *tīmô (time), from Proto-Indo-European *tī-, from *dī- (time).

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Noun

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tími m (genitive singular tíma, nominative plural tímar)

  1. time (inevitable passing of events)
  2. time (period or era)
    Synonyms: tíð f, tímabil n
    Minn tími mun koma.
    My time will come.
  3. (colloquial) hour
    Synonyms: klukkustund f, klukkutími m
  4. (colloquial) lesson, class period
    Synonyms: kennslustund f, kennslutími m

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *tīmô, from Proto-Indo-European *tī-, from *dī- (time). Cognate with Old English tīma (whence English time). The Germanic source is related to Proto-Germanic *tīdiz (time), whence Old Norse tíð.

Noun

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tími m

  1. time

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: tími
  • Faroese: tími
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: time
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: time
  • Elfdalian: taime
  • Old Swedish: tīme
  • Danish: time
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