lijmen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛi̯.mə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: lij‧men
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯mən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch limen. Equivalent to lijm (“glue”) + -en, with many Indo-European cognates (e.g. leem (“loam”), possibly slijm (“slime”)), apparently from a root meaning “to smear”.
Verb
lijmen
- to glue, join (as) with glue
- (figuratively) to convince, win over
- Hij lijmde de bengels met snoep
- He won the rascals over with candy
Conjugation
| Conjugation of lijmen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | lijmen | |||
| past singular | lijmde | |||
| past participle | gelijmd | |||
| infinitive | lijmen | |||
| gerund | lijmen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | lijm | lijmde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | lijmt, lijm2 | lijmde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | lijmt | lijmde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | lijmt | lijmde | ||
| 3rd person singular | lijmt | lijmde | ||
| plural | lijmen | lijmden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | lijme | lijmde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | lijmen | lijmden | ||
| imperative sing. | lijm | |||
| imperative plur.1 | lijmt | |||
| participles | lijmend | gelijmd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Synonyms
Derived terms
- lijmer
Descendants
Etymology 2
Unknown, perhaps the above in the sense “to string notes”.
Verb
lijmen
Conjugation
| Conjugation of lijmen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | lijmen | |||
| past singular | lijmde | |||
| past participle | gelijmd | |||
| infinitive | lijmen | |||
| gerund | lijmen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | lijm | lijmde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | lijmt, lijm2 | lijmde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | lijmt | lijmde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | lijmt | lijmde | ||
| 3rd person singular | lijmt | lijmde | ||
| plural | lijmen | lijmden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | lijme | lijmde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | lijmen | lijmden | ||
| imperative sing. | lijm | |||
| imperative plur.1 | lijmt | |||
| participles | lijmend | gelijmd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
lijmen
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
lijmen