Derived from the noun at hand in Otem (“breath”), under the influence of German atmen, from Old High German ātamōn. This influence is seen in the -t-, but also in the fact that the inherited verbs throughout Central Franconian have umlaut (ädeme, ödeme, compare Middle High German ætemen). Compare also Dutch ademen.
ootmen (third-person singular present otemt, past participle geotemt, auxiliary verb hunn)
Regular | ||
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infinitive | ootmen | |
participle | geotemt | |
auxiliary | hunn | |
present indicative |
imperative | |
1st singular | ootmen | — |
2nd singular | otems | otem |
3rd singular | otemt | — |
1st plural | ootmen | — |
2nd plural | otemt | otemt |
3rd plural | ootmen | — |
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. |