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German
Etymology
From Middle High German zöumen, zoumen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɔɪ̯mən/
- Hyphenation: zäu‧men
Verb
zäumen (weak, third-person singular present zäumt, past tense zäumte, past participle gezäumt, auxiliary haben)
- to bridle
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Psalm 39:1 (with KJV translation)
Ich habe mir vorgesetzt: Ich will mich hüten, daß ich nicht sündige mit meiner Zunge. Ich will meinen Mund zäumen, weil ich muß den Gottlosen vor mir sehen.- I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
zäumen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
zäumen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “zäumen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “zäumen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “zäumen” in Duden online