chimer

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

English chime

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

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Latin -ārius

Old French -ierbor.

Middle English -er

English -er

English chimer

From chime + -er.

Noun

chimer (plural chimers)

1. A bell that chimes.
   • 2004, Emma Wolf, Other Things Being Equal:

     She brushed a few drops from her lashes as the sweet little chimer rang out ten bells;

2. One who rings chimes on bells.
   • 2001, J. Robert Wright, Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue:

     The venerable Dr. George W. Warren, who had recently retired, was “honorary organist,” and Alfred Toulmin continued as harpist and bell chimer, a post he had held for 30 years.

Etymology 2

Noun

chimer (plural chimers)

1. Alternative form of chimere (“bishop's robe”).

Anagrams

• Emrich, Mechir, Remich, micher

Polish

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxi.mɛr/
• Rhymes: -imɛr
• Syllabification: chi‧mer

Noun

chimer f

1. genitive plural of chimera

Romanian

Noun

chimer n (plural chimere)

1. alternative form of chimir

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	chimer	chimerul	chimere	chimerele
genitive-dative	chimer	chimerului	chimere	chimerelor
vocative	chimerule		chimerelor