deman

See also: demán, dè man, and dəman

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ man.

Verb

deman (third-person singular simple present demans, present participle demanning, simple past and past participle demanned)

1. (transitive) To sack employees from.

Anagrams

• admen, ad-men, Amend, Edman, Mande, maned, amend., Maden, Mandé, menad, Medan, amend, named

Interlingua

Etymology

From French demain (“tomorrow”).

Adverb

deman

1. tomorrow

Antonyms

• heri

Nyunga

Noun

deman

1. cousin

References

• 1997, R. Whitehurst, Noongar Dictionary, Noongar Language and Culture Centre (Aboriginal Corporation), →ISBN, page 5:
• 2022, J. Boundry & T. Waigana, Noongar Boodja Waangkan : Noongar First Words, Freemantle Press, →ISBN:

Occitan

Alternative forms

• demán (Mistralian spelling)

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Late Latin dē māne (“early in the morning”), from dē + Latin māne, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (“to mature, ripen”).

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Adverb

deman

1. tomorrow

Old English

Alternative forms

• dœ̄man — Anglian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dōmijan, from Proto-Germanic *dōmijaną.

Cognate with Old Frisian dēma, Old Saxon dōmian, Dutch doemen, Old High German tuomen, Old Norse dǿma (Danish dømme, Icelandic dæma), Gothic 𐌳𐍉𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (dōmjan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.mɑn/

Verb

dēman

1. to judge
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

     Ne sċeall nān godes þeġn for sċeattum riht dēman, ac healdan þone dōm ġif godes man sȳ...

     Nor shall one of God's servants decide a law for wealth, but maintain the judgement if he is a man of God...

2. to sentence [with tō + dative = "to something"]

Conjugation

Conjugation of dēman (weak, class 1)

infinitive	dēman	dēmenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	dēme	dēmde
second person singular	dēmest, dēmst	dēmdest
third person singular	dēmeþ, dēmþ	dēmde
plural	dēmaþ	dēmdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	dēme	dēmde
plural	dēmen	dēmden
imperative
singular	dēm
plural	dēmaþ
participle	present	past
	dēmende	(ġe)dēmed

Derived terms

• ādēman
• foredēman
• fordēman
• ġedēman
• tōdēman

Related terms

• dōm

Descendants

• Middle English: demen
  • English: deem
  • Scots: deme