ymne

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ympne, impne, ymyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French ymne, from Latin hymnus, from Ancient Greek ὕμνος (húmnos), from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂em- (“sing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈimnə/, /ˈimpnə/, /ˈimən/, /im/, /imp/

Noun

ymne (plural ymnes)

1. hymn (a song of praise or worship)

Descendants

• English: hymn
• Scots: hime

References

• “imne, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Alternative forms

• hymne, imne, ime, ine, inne

Etymology

From Latin hymnus, from Ancient Greek ὕμνος (húmnos), from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂em- (“sing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈim.nə/

Noun

ymne oblique singular, m or f (oblique plural ymnes, nominative singular ymnes, nominative plural ymne)

1. hymn (a song of praise or worship)

Descendants

• Middle French: hymne, hynne
  • French: hymne m or f
    • → Romanian: imn n