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rem

Translingual

Symbol

rem

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Remo.

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛm

Etymology 1

Initialism.

Noun

rem (plural rems)

1. (often capitalized) Initialism of rapid eye movement, a sleep state.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of Roentgen equivalent man.

Noun

rem (plural rems)

1. A dose of absorbed radiation equivalent to one roentgen of X-rays or gamma rays.

Usage notes

• Continued use of the rem is "strongly discouraged" by the style guide of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Derived terms

• millirem

See also

• sievert

Etymology 3

Shortening of remark.

Noun

rem (plural rems)

1. (computing) A remark; a programming language statement used for documentation (in BASIC for example); also used in DOS batch files.

Derived terms

• rem out

Etymology 4

Shortening of remaining.

Adjective

rem (not comparable)

1. (knitting) Remaining.

Etymology 5

Blend of root +‎ em.

Noun

rem (plural rems)

1. (web design) A unit relative to the declared font size of the root element in an HTML document.

Anagrams

• -mer, EMR, ERM, MER, MRE, erm, mer, mer-, π-mer

See also

Albanian

Alternative forms

• rëm — Tosk, ram — archaic, dialectal

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *aeramem m, whence also Italian rame, from Latin aeramen n. The variant ram reflects the variant Vulgar Latin *aeramum m, whence also Sicilian ramu, Venetan ramo, while Tosk rëm can reflect either forms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾɛm/

Noun

rem m (definite remi)

1. copper

   Synonym: bakër

Declension

Derived terms

References

• Meyer, G. (1891) “2) ram”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 361
• Çabej, E. (1986) Studime gjuhësore (in Albanian), volume II, Prishtinë: Rilindja, pages 74–75
• Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “rem”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 367–368

Further reading

• “rem”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rēmus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈrɛm]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈrəm]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈrem]

Noun

rem m (plural rems)

1. oar
2. (uncountable, sports) rowing

Related terms

• remar

Further reading

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

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse reim.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʁamˀ], [ˈʁɑmˀ]

• Homophone: ram

Noun

rem c (singular definite remmen, plural indefinite remme)

1. strap, thong
2. belt
3. strop

Inflection

Related terms

• strygerem

Noun

rem c

1. rem (A dose of absorbed radiation equivalent to one roentgen of x-rays or gamma rays)

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛm/
• Rhymes: -ɛm
• Hyphenation: rem

Etymology 1

Deverbal from remmen.

Noun

rem f (plural remmen, diminutive remmetje n)

1. brake

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: rem
• → Caribbean Hindustani: rem
• → Caribbean Javanese: rèm
• → Indonesian: rem
• → West Frisian: rem

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rem

1. inflection of remmen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin rēmus.

Pronunciation

Noun

rem m (plural rems)

1. oar

Related terms

• remâ

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch rem (“brake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛm/
• Hyphenation: rèm

Noun

rèm (plural rem-rem)

1. brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)

   Synonym: brek (Standard Malay)

2. (figurative) hindrance, obstacle

   Synonyms: penghambat, penghalang, pengekang

Derived terms

Compounds

Further reading

• “rem” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈrẽː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈrɛm]

Noun

rem f

1. accusative singular of rēs

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English hrēam, from Proto-West Germanic *hraum, from Proto-Germanic *hraumaz.

Alternative forms

• ræm, ream, reæm, reme

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛːm/
• Rhymes: -ɛːm

Noun

rem (plural remes)

1. (mainly Early ME) A shout or yell; a loud, aggressive, noise.
2. (Early Middle English) A moan; a call of sadness or sorrow.

Derived terms

• remen

References

• “rēm, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-26.

Etymology 2

Noun

rem

1. alternative form of reme (“cream”)

Etymology 3

Noun

rem

1. alternative form of reme (“ream”)

Occitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rem/

Noun

rem m (plural rems)

1. (nautical) rowing, sculling

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Latin rēmus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛm/

Noun

rem m

1. oar

Related terms

• remé

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse reim.

Noun

rem c

1. a strap
2. a belt

Declension

Derived terms

References

• rem in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• rem in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• rem in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• mer

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