tæmme

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish tæmmæ, from Old Norse temja (“to tame”), from Proto-Germanic *tamjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂- (“to domesticate, tame”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛmə/, [ˈtˢɛmə]

Verb

tæmme (imperative tæm, infinitive at tæmme, present tense tæmmer, past tense tæmmede, perfect tense tæmmet)

  1. tame
  2. domesticate
    Synonym: domesticere
  3. control, curb

Conjugation

Conjugation of tæmme
active passive
present tæmmer tæmmes
past tæmmede tæmmedes
infinitive tæmme tæmmes
imperative tæm —
participle
present tæmmende
past tæmmet
(auxiliary verb have or være)
gerund tæmmen

Synonyms

  • gøre tam

Derived terms

  • dyretæmmer
  • løvetæmmer
  • slangetæmmer
  • tæmmer
  • tæmning
  • utæmmelig
  • utæmmet

References

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