lahmen

See also: lähmen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lamen, from Middle High German lam, from Old High German lam, from Proto-West Germanic *lam, from Proto-Germanic *lamaz (“lame”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃lemH- (“to tire; to break”). Equivalent to lahm +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːmən/, [laːmː] (Germany)
• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːmɛn/ (Austria)

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Adjective

lahmen

1. inflection of lahm:
   1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
   2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
   3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
   4. strong dative plural
   5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Low German

Etymology

Akin to English lame.

Verb

lahmen (third-person singular simple present lahmt, past tense lahm, past participle lahmt, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. to lame
2. to walk lamely

Conjugation

Conjugation of lahmen (weak verb)

infinitive	lahmen
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	lahm	lahm
2nd person singular	lahms(t)	lahms(t)
3rd person singular	lahm(t)	lahm
plural	lahmt, lahmen	lahmen
imperative	present	—
singular	lahm(e)
plural	lahmt
participle	present	past
	lahmen	(e)lahmt, gelahmt
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.