schamen
See also: schämen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch schāmen, from Old Dutch scamon, from Proto-West Germanic *skamēn, from Proto-Germanic *skamāną.
Pronunciation
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Verb
schamen
- (reflexive) to be ashamed
Inflection
| Inflection of schamen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | schamen | |||
| past singular | schaamde | |||
| past participle | geschaamd | |||
| infinitive | schamen | |||
| gerund | schamen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | schaam | schaamde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | schaamt | schaamde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | schaamt | schaamde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | schaamt | schaamde | ||
| 3rd person singular | schaamt | schaamde | ||
| plural | schamen | schaamden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | schame | schaamde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | schamen | schaamden | ||
| imperative sing. | schaam | |||
| imperative plur.1 | schaamt | |||
| participles | schamend | geschaamd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Related terms
- schaamte
- schamel
Descendants
- Berbice Creole Dutch: skam
- Negerhollands: skaam
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch scamon, from Proto-West Germanic *skamēn, from Proto-Germanic *skamāną.
Verb
schāmen
- (reflexive or intransitive) to be ashamed
- (reflexive or intransitive) to be shy
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: schamen
- Limburgish: sjame
Further reading
- “scamen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “schamen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN