temen

See also: temeñ

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈte.mən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈte.men]

Verb

temen

1. third-person plural present indicative of témer

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛmɛn]

Noun

temen

1. genitive plural of temeno

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteːmən/

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• Rhymes: -eːmən

Verb

temen

1. to drawl, to talk slowly

Conjugation

Conjugation of temen (weak)
infinitive	temen
past singular	teemde
past participle	geteemd
infinitive	temen
gerund	temen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	teem	teemde
2nd person sing. (jij)	teemt, teem2	teemde
2nd person sing. (u)	teemt	teemde
2nd person sing. (gij)	teemt	teemde
3rd person singular	teemt	teemde
plural	temen	teemden
subjunctive sing.1	teme	teemde
subjunctive plur.1	temen	teemden
imperative sing.	teem
imperative plur.1	teemt
participles	temend	geteemd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Further reading

• “temen” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Galician

Verb

temen

1. third-person plural present indicative of temer

Indonesian

Noun

temen

1. (colloquial) Nonstandard form of teman.

Maranao

Adjective

temen

1. bitter
2. difficult

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch teman, from Proto-Germanic *temaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dem-.

Verb

tēmen

1. to fit
2. to suit, to look good (of clothes)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “temen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English tēman, Anglian form of tīeman, from Proto-West Germanic *taumijan, from Proto-Germanic *taumijaną.

Equivalent to tem (“group”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix), which some forms are modified on the analogy of.

Alternative forms

• tem, teme, temyn, theam, timen
• (early) tæmenn, teamen, teman

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛːmən/, /ˈteːmən/

Verb

temen

2. To bear young, to produce children.
3. To give testimony towards; to support.
4. To join a cause; to be part of a cause.
5. To travel towards; to result in.

Conjugation

Conjugation of temen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) temen, teme
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	teme	temed
2nd-person singular	temest	temedest
3rd-person singular	temeth	temed
subjunctive singular	teme
imperative singular		—
plural1	temen, teme	temeden, temede
imperative plural	temeth, teme	—
participles	temynge, temende	temed, ytemed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: teem

References

• “tẹ̄men, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Norse tœma, from Proto-Germanic *tōmijaną.

Alternative forms

• teme, temyn, teyme

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteːmən/

Verb

temen

2. To drain, empty
3. To pour, spout

Conjugation

Conjugation of temen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) temen, teme
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	teme	temed
2nd-person singular	temest	temedest
3rd-person singular	temeth	temed
subjunctive singular	teme
imperative singular		—
plural1	temen, teme	temeden, temede
imperative plural	temeth, teme	—
participles	temynge, temende	temed, ytemed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: teem
• Scots: teem

References

• “tẹ̄men, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old English temian, modification of Proto-West Germanic *tammjan, from Proto-Germanic *tamjaną.

Alternative forms

• teme, temie

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛːmən/

Verb

temen

2. To tame, domesticate
3. To take control of, master, subdue.

Conjugation

Conjugation of temen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) temen, teme
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	teme	temed
2nd-person singular	temest	temedest
3rd-person singular	temeth	temed
subjunctive singular	teme
imperative singular		—
plural1	temen, teme	temeden, temede
imperative plural	temeth, teme	—
participles	temynge, temende	temed, ytemed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: teme

References

• “tēmien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.

Northern Kurdish

Noun

temen m

1. age

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteː.men/

Verb

tēmen

1. plural present subjunctive of tēman

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tьmьnъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tə̀mən/, /təmə́n/

Adjective

tə̀mən or təmə̏n (comparative temnȇjši, superlative nȁjtemnȇjši)

1. dark

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Hard
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom. sing.	tèmen	tèmna	tèmno
singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tèmen ind tèmni def	tèmna	tèmno
genitive	tèmnega	tèmne	tèmnega
dative	tèmnemu	tèmni	tèmnemu
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	tèmno	tèmno
locative	tèmnem	tèmni	tèmnem
instrumental	tèmnim	tèmno	tèmnim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tèmna	tèmni	tèmni
genitive	tèmnih	tèmnih	tèmnih
dative	tèmnima	tèmnima	tèmnima
accusative	tèmna	tèmni	tèmni
locative	tèmnih	tèmnih	tèmnih
instrumental	tèmnima	tèmnima	tèmnima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tèmni	tèmne	tèmna
genitive	tèmnih	tèmnih	tèmnih
dative	tèmnim	tèmnim	tèmnim
accusative	tèmne	tèmne	tèmna
locative	tèmnih	tèmnih	tèmnih
instrumental	tèmnimi	tèmnimi	tèmnimi

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• temȃn

Derived terms

• temnīti

Further reading

• “temen”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtemen/ [ˈt̪e.mẽn]
• Rhymes: -emen
• Syllabification: te‧men

Verb

temen

1. inflection of temar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative
2. third-person plural present indicative of temer

Anagrams

• menté, mente, meten, tenme

Sumerian

Romanization

temen

1. Romanization of 𒋼 (temen)