lijmen
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch limen. Equivalent to lijm (“glue”) + -en, with many Indo-European cognates (e.g. leem (“loam”), possibly slijm (“slime”)), apparently from a root meaning “to smear”.
Verb edit
lijmen
- To glue, join (as) with glue
- (figuratively) To convince, win over
- Hij lijmde de bengels met snoep
- He won the rascals over with candy
Inflection edit
| Inflection of lijmen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | lijmen | |||
| past singular | lijmde | |||
| past participle | gelijmd | |||
| infinitive | lijmen | |||
| gerund | lijmen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | lijm | lijmde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | lijmt | lijmde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | lijmt | lijmde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | lijmt | lijmde | ||
| 3rd person singular | lijmt | lijmde | ||
| plural | lijmen | lijmden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | lijme | lijmde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | lijmen | lijmden | ||
| imperative sing. | lijm | |||
| imperative plur.1 | lijmt | |||
| participles | lijmend | gelijmd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Unknown, perhaps the above in the sense “to string notes”.
Verb edit
lijmen
- (intransitive) To sing (also about humans); chatter like a bird
Inflection edit
| Inflection of lijmen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | lijmen | |||
| past singular | lijmde | |||
| past participle | gelijmd | |||
| infinitive | lijmen | |||
| gerund | lijmen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | lijm | lijmde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | lijmt | lijmde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | lijmt | lijmde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | lijmt | lijmde | ||
| 3rd person singular | lijmt | lijmde | ||
| plural | lijmen | lijmden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | lijme | lijmde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | lijmen | lijmden | ||
| imperative sing. | lijm | |||
| imperative plur.1 | lijmt | |||
| participles | lijmend | gelijmd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
lijmen
Etymology 4 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
lijmen