ziemen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German zëmen, Old High German zëman. Cognate with Old Saxon tëman, Dutch betamen (“to be proper, suit”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (gatiman).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡siːmən]
(file) - Hyphenation: zie‧men
Verb
ziemen (third-person singular simple present ziemt, past tense ziemte, past participle geziemt, auxiliary haben)
- to beseem, be appropriate
Conjugation
Conjugation of ziemen
| infinitive | ziemen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | ziemend | ||||
| past participle | geziemt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | es ziemt | i | es zieme | ||
| preterite | es ziemte | ii | es ziemte | ||
References
- ziemen in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891
Further reading
- ziemen in Duden online
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