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 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): /ˈtɛːmən/, /ˈteːmən/

Verb

temen

  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

  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): /ˈtɛːmən/

Verb

temen

  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), 2014–2025

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)