temen

See also: temeñ

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

temen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of témer

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛmɛn]

Noun

temen

  1. genitive plural of temeno

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈteːmən/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːmən

Verb

temen

  1. to drawl, to talk slowly

Conjugation

Conjugation of temen (weak)
infinitive temen
past singular teemde
past participle geteemd
infinitive temen
gerund temen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular teem teemde
2nd person sing. (jij) teemt, teem2 teemde
2nd person sing. (u) teemt teemde
2nd person sing. (gij) teemt teemde
3rd person singular teemt teemde
plural temen teemden
subjunctive sing.1 teme teemde
subjunctive plur.1 temen teemden
imperative sing. teem
imperative plur.1 teemt
participles temend geteemd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Further reading

  • temen” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Galician

Verb

temen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of temer

Indonesian

Noun

têmên

  1. (colloquial, chiefly Java) alternative form of teman

Maranao

Adjective

temen

  1. bitter
  2. difficult

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch teman, from Proto-Germanic *temaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dem-.

Verb

tēmen

  1. to fit
  2. to suit, to look good (of clothes)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Anglian Old English tēman (West Saxon Old English tīeman), from Proto-West Germanic *taumijan, from Proto-Germanic *taumijaną.

    Equivalent to tem (group) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix), which forms with /ɛː/ are modified on the analogy of.

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtɛ̝ːmən/, /ˈteːmən/

    Verb

    temen (third-person singular simple present temeth, present participle temende, temynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle temed)

    1. To bear young, to produce children.
    2. To give testimony towards; to support.
    3. To join a cause; to be part of a cause.
    4. To travel towards; to result in.
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of temen (weak in -ed)
    infinitive (to) temen, teme
    present tense past tense
    1st-person singular teme temed
    2nd-person singular temest temedest
    3rd-person singular temeth temed
    subjunctive singular teme
    imperative singular
    plural1 temen, teme temeden, temede
    imperative plural temeth, teme
    participles temynge, temende temed, ytemed

    1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

    Descendants
    • English: teem
    References

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Old Norse tœma, from Proto-Germanic *tōmijaną.

      Alternative forms

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈteːmən/

      Verb

      temen (third-person singular simple present temeth, present participle temende, temynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle temed)

      1. To drain, empty.
      2. To pour, spout.
      Conjugation
      Conjugation of temen (weak in -ed)
      infinitive (to) temen, teme
      present tense past tense
      1st-person singular teme temed
      2nd-person singular temest temedest
      3rd-person singular temeth temed
      subjunctive singular teme
      imperative singular
      plural1 temen, teme temeden, temede
      imperative plural temeth, teme
      participles temynge, temende temed, ytemed

      1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

      Descendants
      References

      Etymology 3

        Inherited from Old English temian, modification of Proto-West Germanic *tammjan, from Proto-Germanic *tamjaną.

        Alternative forms

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈtɛ̞ːmən/

        Verb

        temen (third-person singular simple present temeth, present participle temende, temynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle temed)

        1. To tame, domesticate.
        2. To take control of, master, subdue.
        Conjugation
        Conjugation of temen (weak in -ed)
        infinitive (to) temen, teme
        present tense past tense
        1st-person singular teme temed
        2nd-person singular temest temedest
        3rd-person singular temeth temed
        subjunctive singular teme
        imperative singular
        plural1 temen, teme temeden, temede
        imperative plural temeth, teme
        participles temynge, temende temed, ytemed

        1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

        Descendants
        References

        Northern Kurdish

        Noun

        temen m

        1. age

        Old English

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈteː.men/

        Verb

        tēmen

        1. plural present subjunctive of tēman

        Slovene

        Etymology

        From Proto-Slavic *tьmьnъ.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /tə̀mən/, /təmə́n/

        Adjective

        tə̀mən or təmə̏n (comparative temnȇjši, superlative nȁjtemnȇjši)

        1. dark

        Declension

        The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
        Hard
        masculine feminine neuter
        nom. sing. tèmen tèmna tèmno
        singular
        masculine feminine neuter
        nominative tèmen ind
        tèmni def
        tèmna tèmno
        genitive tèmnega tèmne tèmnega
        dative tèmnemu tèmni tèmnemu
        accusative nominativeinan or
        genitive
        anim
        tèmno tèmno
        locative tèmnem tèmni tèmnem
        instrumental tèmnim tèmno tèmnim
        dual
        masculine feminine neuter
        nominative tèmna tèmni tèmni
        genitive tèmnih tèmnih tèmnih
        dative tèmnima tèmnima tèmnima
        accusative tèmna tèmni tèmni
        locative tèmnih tèmnih tèmnih
        instrumental tèmnima tèmnima tèmnima
        plural
        masculine feminine neuter
        nominative tèmni tèmne tèmna
        genitive tèmnih tèmnih tèmnih
        dative tèmnim tèmnim tèmnim
        accusative tèmne tèmne tèmna
        locative tèmnih tèmnih tèmnih
        instrumental tèmnimi tèmnimi tèmnimi

        This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

        Alternative forms

        Derived terms

        Further reading

        • temen”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

        Spanish

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈtemen/ [ˈt̪e.mẽn]
        • Rhymes: -emen
        • Syllabification: te‧men

        Verb

        temen

        1. inflection of temar:
          1. third-person plural present subjunctive
          2. third-person plural imperative
        2. third-person plural present indicative of temer

        Anagrams

        Sumerian

        Romanization

        temen

        1. romanization of 𒋼 (temen)