tem
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tem"
Translingual
Symbol
tem
Catalan
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
tem
- inflection of témer:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Etymology 2
Inherited from Latin thymus (“thyme”). See also timó.
Pronunciation
Noun
tem m (plural tems)
Further reading
- “tem” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛm
Verb
tem
- inflection of temmen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Anagrams
Galician
Verb
tem
- (reintegrationist norm) inflection of ter:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Icelandic
Verb
tem (weak)
- inflection of temja:
- first-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English tēam, from Proto-West Germanic *taum, from Proto-Germanic *taumaz.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɛːm/
- Rhymes: -ɛːm
Noun
tem (plural temes)
- kinfolk, clan, people
- (law) The privilege of making decisions about ownership disputes between a person's subordinates.
- A group of livestock used to pull an agricultural instrument
- A group of waterfowl or chickens.
- descendants, children; also extended to the following:
- (law) The descendants of one's subordinates.
- (rare) The ability to procreate or give birth.
- (rare) team, company, band.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “tēm(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 25 April 2018.
Etymology 2
Verb
tem
- alternative form of temen (“to give birth, to support”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
tem
- imperative of temme
Polish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛm/
- Rhymes: -ɛm
- Syllabification: tem
Pronoun
tem n
- (obsolete) inflection of to:
- instrumental/locative singular
- dative plural
Derived terms
Further reading
- tem in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin tenet. Cognate with Galician ten and Spanish tiene. Also compare with vem.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtẽj̃/ [ˈtẽɪ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtɐ̃j̃/
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽj̃, (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃
- Homophone: têm (Brazil)
- Hyphenation: tem
Verb
tem
- inflection of ter:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
- (Brazil) misspelling of têm
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tem]
Verb
tem
- inflection of teme:
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- third-person plural present indicative
Vietnamese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier con, chiếc, cái) tem
- postage stamp
- Synonyms: cò, niêm
- short for tem bảo hành (“warranty sticker”)
Derived terms
- bóc tem
- tem phiếu
Volapük
Noun
tem (nominative plural tems)