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zähmen

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See also: zahmen

German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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