lähmen

See also: lahmen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lemen, lemmen, from Old High German lemmen, from Proto-Germanic *lamjaną, derived from *lamaz (“lame”), whence German lahm (“lame”). The simplification of the geminate and subsequent lengthening of the vowel by analogy with this underlying adjective.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛːmən/, [ˈlɛː-], [ˈleː-], [-mən], [-mn̩], [-mm̩]
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: Lehmen (some speakers, especially northern and eastern regions)

Verb

lähmen (weak, third-person singular present lähmt, past tense lähmte, past participle gelähmt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to paralyze
    Synonym: (chiefly figurative) paralysieren

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “lähmen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “lähmen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “lähmen” in Duden online
  • “lähmen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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