See also: timën

Danish edit

Noun edit

timen c sg

  1. definite singular of time

German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English time.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈtaɪ̯mən]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ti‧men

Verb edit

timen (weak, third-person singular present timt or (proscribed) timet, past tense timte or (proscribed) timete, past participle getimt or (proscribed) getimet or (proscribed) getimed, auxiliary haben)

  1. to time (e.g. with a stopwatch)

Usage notes edit

  • Inflected forms except timen (infinitive; 1. and 3. person plural indicative present active) and the past participle might be rare, at least in writing.
  • In the forms with stem time- (er timet, er timete, er hatte getimet or getimed) the e often is silent (as in timet, timete, getimet) but sometimes it's not (as in timen).
  • The forms with stem time- are proscribed.

Conjugation edit

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Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old English tēmen.

Verb edit

timen

  1. Alternative form of temen (to give birth, to support)

Etymology 2 edit

From Old English tīmian, from Proto-Germanic *tīmōną; equivalent to tyme (time) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

timen

  1. To take place; to come to pass.
  2. To experience life or happenings.
  3. To select when something happens.
Conjugation edit
Descendants edit
  • English: time
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Norwegian Bokmål edit

Noun edit

timen m sg

  1. definite singular of time

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

timen m sg

  1. definite singular of time

Spanish edit

Verb edit

timen

  1. inflection of timar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative