schemeren

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schemeren, from a West Germanic frequentative of Proto-Germanic *skimō (“shadow, spectre”), related to *skīnaną (“to shine”). The -m- probably goes back to an old Proto-Indo-European abstract noun-forming suffix *-mo-, similar to *helmaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxeː.mə.rə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: sche‧me‧ren

Verb

schemeren

  1. (impersonal, typically of the time of day) to be dusky, to be in twilight

Conjugation

Conjugation of schemeren (weak)
infinitive schemeren
past singular schemerde
past participle geschemerd
infinitive schemeren
gerund schemeren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular schemer schemerde
2nd person sing. (jij) schemert, schemer2 schemerde
2nd person sing. (u) schemert schemerde
2nd person sing. (gij) schemert schemerde
3rd person singular schemert schemerde
plural schemeren schemerden
subjunctive sing.1 schemere schemerde
subjunctive plur.1 schemeren schemerden
imperative sing. schemer
imperative plur.1 schemert
participles schemerend geschemerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: skemer
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