zähmen

See also: zahmen

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsɛː.mən/
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Verb

zähmen (third-person singular simple present zähmt, past tense zähmte, past participle gezähmt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to tame

Conjugation

Further reading

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