No. 6,752 in Swedish
nimis
"Nimis" is not a standard Swedish word but refers to a famous driftwood sculpture installation by artist Lars Vilks, located in the nature reserve Kullaberg, Sweden.
In a sentence
Nimis är en konstinstallation vid Kullaberg i Sverige.
Nimis is an art installation at Kullaberg in Sweden.
Here, 'Nimis' is used as a proper noun to refer to a specific sculpture made of driftwood.
Ordet 'nimis' betyder på latin 'för mycket' eller 'överflöd'.
The word 'nimis' means in Latin 'too much' or 'excess'.
In this sentence, 'nimis' is referenced as a Latin term to explain its original meaning in that language.
Jag försökte läsa hela boken, men det var nimis information att ta in på en gång.
I tried to read the whole book, but it was too much information to take in at once.
Here, 'nimis' is inferred as a Swedish adaptation of the Latin term to mean 'too much', in a hypothetical situation expanding its use in Swedish vocabulary.
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