"dimmet" meaning in All languages combined

See dimmet on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: dimmets [plural]
Etymology: Likely related to dim + -et. Etymology templates: {{af|en|dim|-et}} dim + -et Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dimmet (countable and uncountable, plural dimmets)
  1. (UK dialectal, West Country) Twilight; dusk; crepusculum. Tags: UK, West-Country, countable, dialectal, uncountable Synonyms: dimmit

Verb [German]

Audio: De-dimmet.ogg
Head templates: {{head|de|verb form}} dimmet
  1. second-person plural subjunctive I of dimmen Tags: form-of, plural, second-person, subjunctive-i Form of: dimmen
    Sense id: en-dimmet-de-verb-9f6qyOXI Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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