schlummern
German
Etymology
An originally Low and Central German word, from northern Middle High German slummen and Middle Low German slummeren, slommen, from Old High German *slūmēn, from Proto-Germanic *slūm-. Cognate with Dutch sluimeren, English slumber.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃlʊmɐn/
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Verb
schlummern (weak, third-person singular present schlummert, past tense schlummerte, past participle geschlummert, auxiliary haben)
Usage notes
- Schlummern typically refers to actual sleep, not just rest with one’s eyes closed. The synonym dösen has both of these meanings.
Conjugation
Conjugation of schlummern (weak, auxiliary haben)
infinitive | schlummern | ||||
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present participle | schlummernd | ||||
past participle | geschlummert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schlummre ich schlummere ich schlummer |
wir schlummern | i | ich schlummere ich schlummre |
wir schlummern |
du schlummerst | ihr schlummert | du schlummerest du schlummrest |
ihr schlummeret ihr schlummret | ||
er schlummert | sie schlummern | er schlummere er schlummre |
sie schlummern | ||
preterite | ich schlummerte | wir schlummerten | ii | ich schlummerte1 | wir schlummerten1 |
du schlummertest | ihr schlummertet | du schlummertest1 | ihr schlummertet1 | ||
er schlummerte | sie schlummerten | er schlummerte1 | sie schlummerten1 | ||
imperative | schlummre (du) schlummer (du) schlummere (du) |
schlummert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of schlummern (weak, auxiliary haben)
Derived terms
- einschlummern
- Schlummerkissen n
- Schlummerlied n
- Schlummermutter f
- Schlummerrolle f
- Schlummerstündchen n, Schlummerstunde f
- Schlummertrunk m
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “schlummern” in Duden online
- “schlummern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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