taumeln
German
Etymology
From Middle High German tūmeln, from Old High German tūmalōn, tūmilōn, frequentative of tūmōn, ultimately from the root of Dunst (“haze”).[1]
Related with Dutch tuimelen, English tumble, but the phonetics of this root are unclear, as is its relation with Romance words such as French tomber, Spanish tumbar and Portuguese tombar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaʊ̯məln/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: tau‧meln
Verb
taumeln (weak, third-person singular present taumelt, past tense taumelte, past participle getaumelt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
infinitive | taumeln | ||||
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present participle | taumelnd | ||||
past participle | getaumelt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich taumle ich taumele ich taumel |
wir taumeln | i | ich taumele ich taumle |
wir taumeln |
du taumelst | ihr taumelt | du taumelest du taumlest |
ihr taumelet ihr taumlet | ||
er taumelt | sie taumeln | er taumele er taumle |
sie taumeln | ||
preterite | ich taumelte | wir taumelten | ii | ich taumelte1 | wir taumelten1 |
du taumeltest | ihr taumeltet | du taumeltest1 | ihr taumeltet1 | ||
er taumelte | sie taumelten | er taumelte1 | sie taumelten1 | ||
imperative | taumle (du) taumel (du) taumele (du) |
taumelt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
References
- “taumeln” in Duden online
Further reading
- “taumeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “taumeln” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “taumeln” in Duden online
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