# limo
## English
### Etymology

Clipping of limousine.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈlɪ.məʊ/
* (US) IPA: /ˈlɪ.moʊ/
* Audio (General Australian):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪməʊ

### Noun

limo (plural limos)
* (slang) Clipping of limousine.
** 1999, Salman Rushdie, The Ground Beneath Her Feet, New York: Henry Holt, page 495:He is believed to be a patron of certain brothels and élite “home delivery” services specializing in celebrity look-alikes. On one occasion he was actually caught in flagrante with a counterfeit Vina in the back of a super-stretch, but when the sharp-eyed cop who saw the hooker responding to a signal and entering the limo understood what was going on, […]
** 2008, Francine Craft, Designed for Passion, page 244:No, he didn't play it cheap, but that didn't alter the fact that he was never going to let himself hurt Melodye.
** 2010, Jeff Dunham, All By My Selves: Walter, Peanut, Achmed, and Me:There were no limos or extravagances at this point, because we all wanted to make as much money as possible. We played it cheap. No huge catering bills, no wild parties, not even upgraded hotel rooms. Whenever we arrived at an airport Robin would be there to meet us in a rented SUV or big sedan, and we'd head to the gig on our own.
** 2013, Julian Sher, Somebody's Daughter:No flashy dressers, skimpily dressed starlets, or celebrities stepping out of stretch limos. Instead, on a warm Friday evening in June 2009, one hundred protestors sang prayers, chanted slogans, and carried signs […]
** 2015, “King Kunta”, in To Pimp a Butterfly, performed by Kendrick Lamar:Limo tinted with the gold plates / Straight from the bottom, this the belly of the beast / From a peasant to a prince to a motherfuckin' king

#### Derived terms

* stretch limo

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Milo, OIML, milo, moil

## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

limo (plural limo's)
* Clipping of limousine.

## Cebuano
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: li‧mo

### Verb

limo
* to keep something a secret

### Noun

limo
* a ritual for teething a child

### Anagrams

milo

## Central Dusun
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

### Numeral

limo
* five

## Central Huasteca Nahuatl
### Etymology

From Spanish limón.

### Noun

limo
* lemon.

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈli.moː/
* Hyphenation: li‧mo

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

limo f (plural limo's)
* (informal) Clipping of limousine.

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

limo f (plural limo's)
* (Netherlands, informal) Clipping of limonade.

## Esperanto
### Etymology

Derived from Latin līmes.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlimo]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -imo
* Hyphenation: li‧mo

### Noun

limo (accusative singular limon, plural limoj, accusative plural limojn)
* border, frontier, boundary
    Coordinate terms: bordo, rando
    La Pireneoj formas la naturan limon inter Hispanio kaj Francio.The Pyrenees form the natural border between Spain and France.
** 1997, Gerrit Berveling, transl., La Sankta Biblio‎, Germana Esperanto-Asocio, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, I Makabeoj 1:3:Li penetris ĝis la ekstremaj limoj de la tero kaj kaptis predon de multaj nacioj.And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, […]
* (figurative) limit, breaking point
    Mi atingis mian limon, mi ne povas plu elteni.I've reached my limit; I can't take it anymore.

#### Derived terms

* ĉirkaŭlimi
* dislimi
* landlimo
* lima
* limi
* limigi
* limiĝi
* senlima
* templimo

## Finnish
### Etymology

From dialectal Swedish lime (“bundle of wickers or leaves”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlimo/, [ˈlimo̞]
* Rhymes: -imo
* Hyphenation: li‧mo

### Noun

limo
* Synonym of juhannuskoivu.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of limo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
limoni
limoni
accusative
nom.
limoni
limoni
gen.
limoni
genitive
limoni
limojeni
partitive
limoani
limojani
inessive
limossani
limoissani
elative
limostani
limoistani
illative
limooni
limoihini
adessive
limollani
limoillani
ablative
limoltani
limoiltani
allative
limolleni
limoilleni
essive
limonani
limoinani
translative
limokseni
limoikseni
abessive
limottani
limoittani
instructive
comitative
—limoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
limosi
limosi
accusative
nom.
limosi
limosi
gen.
limosi
genitive
limosi
limojesi
partitive
limoasi
limojasi
inessive
limossasi
limoissasi
elative
limostasi
limoistasi
illative
limoosi
limoihisi
adessive
limollasi
limoillasi
ablative
limoltasi
limoiltasi
allative
limollesi
limoillesi
essive
limonasi
limoinasi
translative
limoksesi
limoiksesi
abessive
limottasi
limoittasi
instructive
comitative
—limoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
limomme
limomme
accusative
nom.
limomme
limomme
gen.
limomme
genitive
limomme
limojemme
partitive
limoamme
limojamme
inessive
limossamme
limoissamme
elative
limostamme
limoistamme
illative
limoomme
limoihimme
adessive
limollamme
limoillamme
ablative
limoltamme
limoiltamme
allative
limollemme
limoillemme
essive
limonamme
limoinamme
translative
limoksemme
limoiksemme
abessive
limottamme
limoittamme
instructive
comitative
—limoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
limonne
limonne
accusative
nom.
limonne
limonne
gen.
limonne
genitive
limonne
limojenne
partitive
limoanne
limojanne
inessive
limossanne
limoissanne
elative
limostanne
limoistanne
illative
limoonne
limoihinne
adessive
limollanne
limoillanne
ablative
limoltanne
limoiltanne
allative
limollenne
limoillenne
essive
limonanne
limoinanne
translative
limoksenne
limoiksenne
abessive
limottanne
limoittanne
instructive
comitative
—limoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
limonsa
limonsa
accusative
nom.
limonsa
limonsa
gen.
limonsa
genitive
limonsa
limojensa
partitive
limoaan limoansa
limojaan limojansa
inessive
limossaan limossansa
limoissaan limoissansa
elative
limostaan limostansa
limoistaan limoistansa
illative
limoonsa
limoihinsa
adessive
limollaan limollansa
limoillaan limoillansa
ablative
limoltaan limoltansa
limoiltaan limoiltansa
allative
limolleen limollensa
limoilleen limoillensa
essive
limonaan limonansa
limoinaan limoinansa
translative
limokseen limoksensa
limoikseen limoiksensa
abessive
limottaan limottansa
limoittaan limoittansa
instructive
comitative
—limoineen limoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* limoviikuna

### Anagrams

* Ilmo, olmi

## Galician
### Etymology 1

From Latin līmus (“mud, slime”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlimʊ]

#### Noun

limo m (plural limos)
* mucus, especially the mucus of a cow in heat
* green seaweed that covers humid or submerged surfaces
    Synonym: verdello
* slime

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

limo
* first-person singular present indicative of limar

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “limo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “limo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “limo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈli.mo/
* Rhymes: -imo
* Hyphenation: lì‧mo

### Etymology 1

From Latin līmus (“mud, slime”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”).

#### Noun

limo m (plural limi)
* mud, slime
* silt

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

limo
* first-person singular present indicative of limare

### Anagrams

* Lomi, Milo, moli, olmi

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈliː.moː/, [ˈlʲiːmoː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈli.mo/, [ˈliːmo]

### Etymology 1

From līma (“a file, rasp”).

#### Verb

līmō (present infinitive līmāre, perfect active līmāvī, supine līmātum); first conjugation
* to sharpen
* to file, file off
* to polish, finish
* (figuratively) to investigate accurately

##### Conjugation

$^1$At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").

##### Derived terms

* līmātē
* līmātus

##### Related terms

* līma
* līmātiō
* līmātor
* līmātulus
* līmātūra
* līmātus
* līmula

##### Descendants

* Catalan: llimar
* French: limer
* Galician: limar
* Italian: limare
* Piedmontese: limé
* Portuguese: limar
* Sicilian: limari
* Spanish: limar

### Etymology 2

From līmus (“mud, slime”).

#### Verb

līmō (present infinitive līmāre, perfect active līmāvī, supine līmātum); first conjugation, no passive
* to besmirch
* to bespatter with mud

##### Related terms

* līmāceus
* līmārius
* līmāx
* līmōsus
* līmulus
* līmus

##### Descendants

* Romanian: ima
* Sicilian: lippu (?)

### References

* “limo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “limo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* "limo", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
* limo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co. to polish, finish a work with the greatest care: perpolire, limare diligenter librum, opus

## Minangkabau
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *lima(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

### Numeral

limo
* five

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈli.mɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -imɔ
* Syllabification: li‧mo

### Noun

limo n
* (colloquial) black eye
    Synonym: podkowa

#### Declension
### Further reading

* limo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* limo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈlĩ.mu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈlĩ.mu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈli.mo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈli.mu/
* Hyphenation: li‧mo

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

limo m (plural limos)
* mud, slime, silt
    Synonym: lodo
* seaweed, wack (weeds, vegetation or rubbish floating on a river or pond)

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

limo
* first-person singular present indicative of limar

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlimo/ [ˈli.mo]
* Rhymes: -imo
* Syllabification: li‧mo

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin līmus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ley- (“slime, slimy, sticky, slippery”).

#### Noun

limo m (plural limos)
* mud, slime, silt
    Synonyms: barro, lodo

##### Derived terms

* correlimos

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

limo
* first-person singular present indicative of limar

### References

* Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “limo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 656

### Further reading

* “limo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tiruray
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

### Numeral

limo
* five

## West Coast Bajau
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

### Numeral

limo
* five