talmen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch talmen, further derivation uncertain. Compare Middle English talmen (“to go slowly, tarry”), Middle Low German talmen (“to talk aimlessly, to ramble”), Old Norse tálma (“to hinder, thwart”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: tal‧men
- Rhymes: -ɑlmən
Verb
talmen
- (transitive, dated) to tarry, dawdle
- Synonym: dralen
Inflection
| Inflection of talmen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | talmen | |||
| past singular | talmde | |||
| past participle | getalmd | |||
| infinitive | talmen | |||
| gerund | talmen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | talm | talmde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | talmt | talmde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | talmt | talmde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | talmt | talmde | ||
| 3rd person singular | talmt | talmde | ||
| plural | talmen | talmden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | talme | talmde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | talmen | talmden | ||
| imperative sing. | talm | |||
| imperative plur.1 | talmt | |||
| participles | talmend | getalmd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||