rima

See also: riima, RIMA, Rima, rimá, rimà, rīma, and rimă

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English

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rima (disambiguation)

Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin rīma (“a cleft, crack, fissure, chink”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹaɪ.mə/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -aɪmə

Noun

rima (plural rimae)

1. (anatomy) A cleft or gap between two symmetrical parts, particularly between the vocal folds.

   Hyponyms: rima glottidis, rima vestibuli

2. (astronomy) A crack or fissure on a lunar or planetary surface; a rille.
   • 2006, Tammy Plotner, Jeff Barbour, What's Up 2006: 365 Days of Skywatching, page 128:

     Look for three prominent interior craters, as well as an ancient rima falling near the shadow's edge.

Translations

anatomic cleft or gap

Chinese: Mandarin: 裂 (zh) (liè)

See also

etymologically unrelated terms containing the word "rima" (derived from Italian)

• ottava rima
• terza rima

Anagrams

• raim, rami, AMIR, Mari, Amir, Mira, amir, Irma, mair, Rami, RAIM, Mair

Catalan

Pronunciation

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Hyphenation: ri‧ma
• Rhymes: -ima

Etymology 1

“Feminization” of rim m, from Latin rhythmus.

Noun

rima f (plural rimes)

1. rhyme

Meronyms

• (non-onset portion of a syllable): coda, nucli

Holonyms

• (non-onset portion of a syllable): síl·laba

Derived terms

• rimar

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Related to arrimar.

Noun

rima f (plural rimes)

1. stack, heap

   Synonym: pila

Derived terms

• rimer

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rima

1. inflection of rimar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “rima”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare Old Norse rim (“slat”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrimɑ/, [ˈrimɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -imɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ri‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): ri‧ma

Noun

rima

1. lath (thin grade of lumber)
2. (sports) bar (the beam to be cleared in the high jump and pole vault)
3. (figurative) bar (from sports use)

   laskea rimaa ― to lower the bar

   rimaa hipoen ― barely, only just

Declension

Inflection of rima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		rima	rimat
genitive		riman	rimojen
partitive		rimaa	rimoja
illative		rimaan	rimoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rima	rimat
accusative	nom.	rima	rimat
	gen.	riman
genitive		riman	rimojen rimain rare
partitive		rimaa	rimoja
inessive		rimassa	rimoissa
elative		rimasta	rimoista
illative		rimaan	rimoihin
adessive		rimalla	rimoilla
ablative		rimalta	rimoilta
allative		rimalle	rimoille
essive		rimana	rimoina
translative		rimaksi	rimoiksi
abessive		rimatta	rimoitta
instructive		—	rimoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rimani rimani accusative nom. rimani rimani gen. rimani genitive rimani rimojeni rimaini rare partitive rimaani rimojani inessive rimassani rimoissani elative rimastani rimoistani illative rimaani rimoihini adessive rimallani rimoillani ablative rimaltani rimoiltani allative rimalleni rimoilleni essive rimanani rimoinani translative rimakseni rimoikseni abessive rimattani rimoittani instructive — — comitative — rimoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rimasi rimasi accusative nom. rimasi rimasi gen. rimasi genitive rimasi rimojesi rimaisi rare partitive rimaasi rimojasi inessive rimassasi rimoissasi elative rimastasi rimoistasi illative rimaasi rimoihisi adessive rimallasi rimoillasi ablative rimaltasi rimoiltasi allative rimallesi rimoillesi essive rimanasi rimoinasi translative rimaksesi rimoiksesi abessive rimattasi rimoittasi instructive — — comitative — rimoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rimamme rimamme accusative nom. rimamme rimamme gen. rimamme genitive rimamme rimojemme rimaimme rare partitive rimaamme rimojamme inessive rimassamme rimoissamme elative rimastamme rimoistamme illative rimaamme rimoihimme adessive rimallamme rimoillamme ablative rimaltamme rimoiltamme allative rimallemme rimoillemme essive rimanamme rimoinamme translative rimaksemme rimoiksemme abessive rimattamme rimoittamme instructive — — comitative — rimoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rimanne rimanne accusative nom. rimanne rimanne gen. rimanne genitive rimanne rimojenne rimainne rare partitive rimaanne rimojanne inessive rimassanne rimoissanne elative rimastanne rimoistanne illative rimaanne rimoihinne adessive rimallanne rimoillanne ablative rimaltanne rimoiltanne allative rimallenne rimoillenne essive rimananne rimoinanne translative rimaksenne rimoiksenne abessive rimattanne rimoittanne instructive — — comitative — rimoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rimansa rimansa accusative nom. rimansa rimansa gen. rimansa genitive rimansa rimojensa rimainsa rare partitive rimaansa rimojaan rimojansa inessive rimassaan rimassansa rimoissaan rimoissansa elative rimastaan rimastansa rimoistaan rimoistansa illative rimaansa rimoihinsa adessive rimallaan rimallansa rimoillaan rimoillansa ablative rimaltaan rimaltansa rimoiltaan rimoiltansa allative rimalleen rimallensa rimoilleen rimoillensa essive rimanaan rimanansa rimoinaan rimoinansa translative rimakseen rimaksensa rimoikseen rimoiksensa abessive rimattaan rimattansa rimoittaan rimoittansa instructive — — comitative — rimoineen rimoinensa

Derived terms

• rimoittaa

compounds

• hyppyrima
• kolmiorima
• kytkentärima
• piikkirima
• rima-aita
• rimakammo
• rimakauhu
• rimalauta
• rimalevy
• rimanalitus
• ylärima

Further reading

• “rima”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• Armi, Irma, Mari, Mira, Rami, armi, mari, rami

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁi.ma/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Verb

rima

1. third-person singular past historic of rimer

Anagrams

• mari, mira, rami