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lähmen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German lemen, lemmen, from Old High German lemmen, from Proto-Germanic *lamjaną, derived from *lamaz (lame), whence German lahm (lame). The simplification of the geminate and subsequent lengthening of the vowel by analogy with this underlying adjective.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛːmən/, [ˈlɛː-], [ˈleː-], [-mən], [-mn̩], [-mm̩]
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  • Homophone: Lehmen (some speakers, especially northern and eastern regions)

Verb

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lähmen (weak, third-person singular present lähmt, past tense lähmte, past participle gelähmt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to paralyze
    Synonym: (chiefly figurative) paralysieren

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • lähmen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • lähmen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • lähmen” in Duden online
  • lähmen” in OpenThesaurus.de