balsemen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch balsamen. Equivalent to balsem +‎ -en.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑlsəmə(n)/
  • balsemen(file)
  • Hyphenation: bal‧se‧men

Verb

balsemen

  1. (transitive) to embalm, treat a corpse in order to prevent decomposition long-term
  2. (transitive) to treat with a balm
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to soften, physically or emotionally

Inflection
Inflection of balsemen (weak)
infinitive balsemen
past singular balsemde
past participle gebalsemd
infinitive balsemen
gerund balsemen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular balsembalsemde
2nd person sing. (jij) balsemtbalsemde
2nd person sing. (u) balsemtbalsemde
2nd person sing. (gij) balsemtbalsemde
3rd person singular balsemtbalsemde
plural balsemenbalsemden
subjunctive sing.1 balsemebalsemde
subjunctive plur.1 balsemenbalsemden
imperative sing. balsem
imperative plur.1 balsemt
participles balsemendgebalsemd
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • balsemer
  • balseming
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