formen

See also: Formen

English

Noun

formen

  1. plural of forman

Asturian

Verb

formen

  1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of formar

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

formen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of formar

Danish

Noun

formen c

  1. definite singular of form

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔʁmən/, [ˈfɔʁmn̩]
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Verb

formen (weak, third-person singular present formt, past tense formte, past participle geformt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to form, to shape (to give something a shape)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Lower Sorbian: formowaś

Further reading

  • formen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • formen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • formen” in Duden online
  • formen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Luxembourgish

Verb

formen (third-person singular present formt, past participle geformt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to form, to shape

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive formen
participle geformt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular formen
2nd singular forms form
3rd singular formt
1st plural formen
2nd plural formt formt
3rd plural formen

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French former, fourmer, from Latin fōrmō; equivalent to forme (form) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).[1]

For the variation in pronunciation, see forme (form).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔrmən/, /ˈfuːrmən/, /ˈfurmən/[2]

Verb

formen (third-person singular simple present formeth, present participle formende, formynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle formed)

  1. To make or create; to bring into existence:
    1. To form; to put into a shape or structure.
    2. To produce or build; to create from components.
    3. To arrange or organise; to cause to come about.
    4. (military, rare) To assemble into formation.
  2. To teach or instruct; to impart knowledge towards:
    1. To inform; to provide with specific information.
    2. To advise; to proffer a suggestion or recommendation.
  3. (rare) To compose or constitute.

Conjugation

Conjugation of formen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) formen, forme
present tense past tense
1st-person singular forme formed
2nd-person singular formest formedest
3rd-person singular formeth formed
subjunctive singular forme
imperative singular
plural1 formen, forme formeden, formede
imperative plural formeth, forme
participles formynge, formende formed, yformed

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

Descendants

References

  1. ^ fō̆rmen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  2. ^ Dobson, E. J. (1957) English pronunciation 1500-1700[1], second edition, volume II: Phonology, Oxford: Clarendon Press, published 1968, →OCLC, § 17, page 489.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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Noun

formen m

  1. definite masculine singular of form

Spanish

Verb

formen

  1. inflection of formar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

Noun

formen

  1. definite singular of form