zähmen

See also: zahmen

German

Etymology

From Old High German zemmen, from Proto-Germanic *tamjaną. The long vowel is due to analogy with zahm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsɛː.mən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈtseː.mən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: zäh‧men

Verb

zähmen (weak, third-person singular present zähmt, past tense zähmte, past participle gezähmt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to tame
    • 2000s, Wumpscut, Verflucht bis ihr verhungert
      Sie kamen über Berge zu zähmen all das Land
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