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{{also|Limes|limés|limes'|líməs}}
==English==

===Etymology 1===
From {{bor|en|la|līmes}}. {{doublet|en|limit}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|en|/ˈlʌɪmiːz/|a=UK}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-limes.wav|a=Southern England}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun|limites}}

# A [[boundary]] or [[border]], especially of the [[Roman Empire]].
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2011|author=w:Norman Davies|title=Vanished Kingdoms|page=92|publisher=Penguin|year_published=2012
|passage=Their presence in the late fourth century on the River Main (immediately to the east of the Roman '''''limes''''') is documented in Roman sources, as are their wars with the Alemanni.}}

===Etymology 2===
Inflected forms.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|en|/lʌɪmz/|a=UK}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-limes.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{rhymes|en|aɪmz|s=1}}

====Noun====
{{head|en|noun form}}

# {{plural of|en|lime}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=eilms|Imels|Liems|Miles|Selim|miles|milse|misle|slime|smile}}
{{cln|en|heteronyms}}

==Danish==

===Noun===
{{head|da|noun form|g=c}}

# {{inflection of|da|lime||indef|gen|s}}
# {{infl of|da|lime||indef|p}}
# {{inflection of|da|lime||indef|gen|p}}

==Finnish==

===Etymology===
{{lbor|fi|la|līmes}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{fi-p}}

===Noun===
{{fi-noun}}

# {{lb|fi|mathematics}} [[limit]], used mainly to read out formulas.
#: <math>\lim_{x \to c}</math> reads: '''''limes''' x [[lähetä|lähenee]] c:tä''.

====Declension====
{{fi-decl-vastaus|lime|ä}}

====See also====
* {{l|fi|raja-arvo}}

==French==

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-limes.wav}}

===Noun===
{{head|fr|noun form|g=f}}

# {{plural of|fr|lime}}

==Galician==

===Verb===
{{head|gl|verb form}}

# {{gl-verb form of|limar}}

==Latin==

===Etymology 1===
From {{suffix|la|līmus|t1=askew|-es|t2=going|id2=t-stem}}. See also {{m|la|līmen}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{la-IPA|līmes}}

====Noun====
{{la-noun|līmes/līmit<3>|g=m}}

# [[limit]], [[border]], [[path]].
#: {{syn|la|fīnis|modus|cacūmen}}

=====Declension=====
{{la-ndecl|līmes/līmit<3>}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|la|līmitāneus}}
* {{l|la|līmitō}}

=====Related terms=====
* {{l|la|līmen}}
* {{l|la|sublīmis}}

=====Descendants=====
{{top2}}
* Italo-Romance:
** {{desc|it|limite}} {{q|latinized}}, {{l|it|lemete}} {{q|Rieti}}, {{l|it|gliemito}} {{q|Marche}}
** {{desc|nap|lemmeto|jemmeto|limiti}} {{q|Agnone}}
** {{desc|scn|limitu}}
* Sardinian:
** {{desc|sc-sro|limidi}}
** {{desc|sc-src|limide}} {{q|medieval}}
* Padanian:
** {{desc|fur|linda}}
*** {{desc|dlm|lainda|bor=1}}
** {{desc|lmo|limat|zlimat}}
** {{desc|pms|lümi|lümmiu|limbiu}}
* Northern Gallo-Romance:
** {{desc|frp|lẽda|ẽda|nẽda}}
** {{desc|roa-orl|lindelle|der=1}}
* Southern Gallo-Romance:
** {{desc|ca|llinda}}
* Ibero-Romance:
** {{desc|ast|llende}}
** {{desc|fax|lindi}}
** {{desc|gl|linde}}
** {{desc|pt|linde|linda}}
** {{desc|es|linde}}
* Vulgar Latin:
** {{desc|VL.|*līmitellus|der=1}}
*** {{desc|fro|lintel}} {{see desc}}
* Borrowings:
** {{desc|ast|llímite|bor=1}}
** {{desc|gl|límite|bor=1}}
** {{desc|de|Limes|bor=1}}
** {{desc|eo|limito|bor=1}}
** {{desc|fi|limes|lbor=1}}
** {{desc|hu|limesz|bor=1}}
** {{desc|io|limito|bor=1}}
** {{desc|fro|limite|bor=1}}
*** {{desc|fr|limite}}
*** {{desc|nrf|lînmite}}
*** {{desc|en|limit|bor=1}}
** {{desc|pl|limit|bor=1}}
** {{desc|pt|limite|bor=1}}
** {{desc|ro|limită|bor=1}}
** {{desc|ru|лимит|bor=1}}
** {{desc|scn|lìmiti|bor=1}}
** {{desc|es|límite|bor=1}}
** {{desc|sv|limes|bor=1}}
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===Etymology 2===
Inflection of {{m|la|līmō||sharpen, file}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{la-IPA|līmēs}}

====Verb====
{{head|la|verb form|head=līmēs}}

# {{inflection of|la|līmō||2|s|pres|actv|subj}}

===Etymology 3===
Inflection of {{m|la|līmō||besmirch}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{la-IPA|līmēs}}

====Verb====
{{head|la|verb form|head=līmēs}}

# {{inflection of|la|līmō||2|s|pres|actv|subj}}

===References===
* {{R:L&S}}
* {{R:Elementary Lewis}}
* {{R:du Cange}}
* {{R:Gaffiot}}
* {{R:FEW|5|344|līmes}}

==Norwegian Bokmål==

===Verb===
{{head|nb|verb form}}

# {{infl of|nb|lime||pass}}

==Old English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{ang-IPA|limes}}
* {{ang-IPA|līmes}}

===Noun===
{{head|ang|noun form}}

# {{infl of|ang|lim||gen|sg}}

===Noun===
{{head|ang|noun form|head=līmes}}

# {{infl of|ang|līm||gen|sg}}

==Portuguese==

===Verb===
{{head|pt|verb form}}

# {{pt-verb form of|limar}}

==Romanian==

===Etymology===
{{ubor|ro|la|limes}}.

===Noun===
{{ro-noun|n|-}}

# {{l|en|limes}}

====Declension====
{{ro-noun-n|n=sg}}

==Spanish==

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr}}

===Verb===
{{head|es|verb form}}

# {{es-verb form of|limar}}

==Swedish==

===Noun===
{{head|sv|noun form}}

# {{noun form of|sv|lime||indef|gen|s}}