tomben

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈtom.bən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈtom.ben]

Verb

tomben

1. third-person plural present indicative of tombar

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

tomben

1. plural of tombe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• towmben, toumben, tumben

Etymology

From tombe (“tomb”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoːmbən/, /ˈtuːmbən/

Verb

tomben (third-person singular simple present tombeth, present participle tombende, tombynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle tombed)

1. to inter, entomb
2. to be interred, entombed

Conjugation

Conjugation of tomben (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) tomben, tombe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	tombe	tombed
2nd-person singular	tombest	tombedest
3rd-person singular	tombeth	tombed
subjunctive singular	tombe
imperative singular		—
plural1	tomben, tombe	tombeden, tombede
imperative plural	tombeth, tombe	—
participles	tombynge, tombende	tombed, ytombed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: tomb

References

• “tomben, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.