gomen
English
Etymology
Clipping of government.
Noun
gomen (plural gomens)
- (Manglish) government
- 2017 January 12, S Thayaparan, “It is not English football, it is football”, in Malaysiakini[3]:
- We always say that the “gomen” divides us but the reality is that these days, every opportunity is grasped to describe what it wrong with this country instead of using the opportunity to celebrate in the “others” success.
Related terms
Japanese
Romanization
gomen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *gōmen, from Proto-Germanic *gaumijaną.
Verb
gômen
- to observe closely
- to care for
- to take care of
- to arrange
Inflection
Weak | ||
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Infinitive | gômen | |
3rd sg. past | — | |
3rd pl. past | — | |
Past participle | — | |
Infinitive | gômen | |
In genitive | gômens | |
In dative | gômene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | gôme | — |
2nd singular | gôoms, gômes | — |
3rd singular | gôomt, gômet | — |
1st plural | gômen | — |
2nd plural | gôomt, gômet | — |
3rd plural | gômen | — |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | gôme | — |
2nd singular | gôoms, gômes | — |
3rd singular | gôme | — |
1st plural | gômen | — |
2nd plural | gôomt, gômet | — |
3rd plural | gômen | — |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | gôom, gôme | |
Plural | gôomt, gômet | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | gômende | — |
Further reading
- “gomen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “gomen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English guman, plural of guma, from Proto-Germanic *gumaniz, plural of *gumô, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmónes, plural of *ǵʰmṓ. Equivalent to gome + -en (plural suffix).
Noun
gomen
Etymology 2
Noun
gomen
- Alternative form of game
Old English
Pronunciation
Noun
gomen n
- Alternative form of gamen
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