säumen

See also: saumen and Säumen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzɔɪ̯mən]
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  • Hyphenation: säu‧men

Etymology 1

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German saumen, from Proto-West Germanic *saumijan, from Proto-Germanic *saumijaną.

Verb

säumen (weak, third-person singular present säumt, past tense säumte, past participle gesäumt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to hem (put a hem on an article of clothing)
  2. to border; to line; to skirt
Conjugation

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Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle High German sūmen, from Old High German sūmen, from Proto-West Germanic *sūmijan.

Verb

säumen (weak, third-person singular present säumt, past tense säumte, past participle gesäumt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, dated) to procrastinate, to dawdle
Conjugation

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Further reading

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