nimber

English

Etymology

Blend of nim +‎ number

Noun

nimber (plural nimbers)

  1. Any of a set of number-like objects used in combinatorial game theory.

Synonyms

French
FWOTD – 9 June 2014

Etymology

nimbe +‎ -er

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nɛ̃.be/

Verb

nimber

  1. (transitive) to surround with a halo or nimbus
    • Bernard Clavel, La saison des loups, 1985, page 105
      Le ciel était clair et la lune à peine nimbée
      (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation
Conjugation of nimber (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle nimbant
/nɛ̃.bɑ̃/
past participle nimbé
/nɛ̃.be/
infinitive
simple nimber
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple nimbant
/nɛ̃.bɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present nimbe
/nɛ̃b/		 nimbes
/nɛ̃b/		 nimbe
/nɛ̃b/		 nimbons
/nɛ̃.bɔ̃/		 nimbez
/nɛ̃.be/		 nimbent
/nɛ̃b/
imperfect nimbais
/nɛ̃.bɛ/		 nimbais
/nɛ̃.bɛ/		 nimbait
/nɛ̃.bɛ/		 nimbions
/nɛ̃.bjɔ̃/		 nimbiez
/nɛ̃.bje/		 nimbaient
/nɛ̃.bɛ/
past historic2 nimbai
/nɛ̃.be/		 nimbas
/nɛ̃.ba/		 nimba
/nɛ̃.ba/		 nimbâmes
/nɛ̃.bam/		 nimbâtes
/nɛ̃.bat/		 nimbèrent
/nɛ̃.bɛʁ/
future nimberai
/nɛ̃.bʁe/		 nimberas
/nɛ̃.bʁa/		 nimbera
/nɛ̃.bʁa/		 nimberons
/nɛ̃.bʁɔ̃/		 nimberez
/nɛ̃.bʁe/		 nimberont
/nɛ̃.bʁɔ̃/
conditional nimberais
/nɛ̃.bʁɛ/		 nimberais
/nɛ̃.bʁɛ/		 nimberait
/nɛ̃.bʁɛ/		 nimberions
/nɛ̃.bə.ʁjɔ̃/		 nimberiez
/nɛ̃.bə.ʁje/		 nimberaient
/nɛ̃.bʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present nimbe
/nɛ̃b/		 nimbes
/nɛ̃b/		 nimbe
/nɛ̃b/		 nimbions
/nɛ̃.bjɔ̃/		 nimbiez
/nɛ̃.bje/		 nimbent
/nɛ̃b/
imperfect2 nimbasse
/nɛ̃.bas/		 nimbasses
/nɛ̃.bas/		 nimbât
/nɛ̃.ba/		 nimbassions
/nɛ̃.ba.sjɔ̃/		 nimbassiez
/nɛ̃.ba.sje/		 nimbassent
/nɛ̃.bas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — nimbe
/nɛ̃b/		 — nimbons
/nɛ̃.bɔ̃/		 nimbez
/nɛ̃.be/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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