Keim
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English
Proper noun
Keim (plural Keims)
- A surname.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From Middle High German kīm, kīme, from Old High German kīmo, from Proto-Germanic *kīmô, from *kī- (“to split open, germinate, sprout”), whence English chink.
Pronunciation
Noun
Keim m (strong, genitive Keimes or Keims, plural Keime)
Declension
Declension of Keim [masculine, strong]
1Now rare, see notes.
Related terms
- etwas im Keim ersticken
- Keimdrüse
- keimen
- Keimling
- Sojakeim
- verkeimen
- vorkeimen
- Weizenkeim
Further reading
- “Keim” in Duden online
- “Keim” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Keim” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Noun
Keim m (plural Keim, diminutive Keimche)
Related terms
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Noun
Keim m (plural Keimer)
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