tæmme

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse temja (“to tame”), 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 er/har tæmmet)

  1. tame
  2. domesticate
  3. control, curb

Synonyms
  • gøre tam

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