nëmmen

See also: nemmen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German niwan, from Old High German niwan. The -m- perhaps by assimilation to the onset. Alternatively from a conflation with a reduced doublet *man (< *nwan < niwan) or with *mer (< *nwær < niwære). Compare for the former northern German man (“only”), for the latter Central Franconian mär, Dutch maar, German nur.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnemen/, [ˈnəmən]

Adverb

nëmmen

  1. only, merely
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