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dim.

any

3 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

adj/dɪm/

  1. any

  2. no, not, none

Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh dim, cognate with the rare Old Irish dim (“something, anything”) (which may be a Brythonic loanword), with further etymology uncertain. See the Middle Welsh entry for more information. Development of the particle sense (“not”) is an instance of Jespersen's Cycle.

particle/dɪm/

  1. not

Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh dim, cognate with the rare Old Irish dim (“something, anything”) (which may be a Brythonic loanword), with further etymology uncertain. See the Middle Welsh entry for more information. Development of the particle sense (“not”) is an instance of Jespersen's Cycle.

pron/dɪm/

  1. nothing, anything

  2. none, nil, zero

Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh dim, cognate with the rare Old Irish dim (“something, anything”) (which may be a Brythonic loanword), with further etymology uncertain. See the Middle Welsh entry for more information. Development of the particle sense (“not”) is an instance of Jespersen's Cycle.

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