ymne

Middle English

Alternative forms

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

Old French

Alternative forms

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
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