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gamen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English game.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡeːmə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ga‧men

Verb

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gamen

  1. (intransitive) to play a video game

Conjugation

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Conjugation of gamen (weak)
infinitive gamen
past singular gamede
past participle gegamed
infinitive gamen
gerund gamen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular game gamede
2nd person sing. (jij) gamet, game2 gamede
2nd person sing. (u) gamet gamede
2nd person sing. (gij) gamet gamede
3rd person singular gamet gamede
plural gamen gameden
subjunctive sing.1 game gamede
subjunctive plur.1 gamen gameden
imperative sing. game
imperative plur.1 gamet
participles gamend gegamed
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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    English game +‎ -en

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    gamen (weak, third-person singular present gamt or (proscribed) gamet, past tense gamte or (proscribed) gamete, past participle gegamt or (proscribed) gegamet or (proscribed) gegamed, auxiliary haben)

    1. (colloquial, intransitive) to play a video game
      Synonyms: daddeln, zocken
      • 2016, Christoph Ernst, Weihnachten hart + zart: 24 und eine Geschichte von acht Autoren, Kadera Verlag Günther Döscher, →ISBN:
        Die meiste Zeit haben der Weihnachtsmann und ich gegeneinander gegamt, Mimi und Hannes saßen mit roten Backen um uns rum und fieberten richtig mit.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

    Conjugation

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    Further reading

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    • gamen” in Duden online
    • gamen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)

    Japanese

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    Romanization

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    gamen

    1. Rōmaji transcription of がめん

    Middle English

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    Etymology 1

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      Inherited from Old English gamen / gomen, from Proto-West Germanic *gaman, from Proto-Germanic *gamaną, of disputed origin. Compare game.

      Alternative forms

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      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ˈɡaːmən/, /ˈɡamən/
      • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔ̞ːmən/, /ˈɡɔmən/ (West Midland, from Old English gomen)
      • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛ̞ːmən/, /ˈɡɛmən/ (Kent)

      Noun

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      gamen (plural gamnes or gamen)

      1. Joy, entertainment; that which amuses or gladdens:
        1. Sexual or romantic dalliance (including sexual intercourse).
        2. An amusement or festivity; an instance of merriment.
        3. A joke or gag; something humorous.
      2. A game; a codified (and often competitive) form of entertainment:
        1. Hunting or fishing; capture of animals as a sport.
        2. (rare) Gamesmanship; gaming behaviour.
        3. (rare) The reward for winning a game.
      3. Game; wild animals hunted as food:
        1. (rare) One's quarry; that which one is trying to catch.
      4. (figuratively) An event or endeavour; something occuring.
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      Descendants
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      • English: gammon (dialectal)
      • Middle Scots: gamyn, gammyn
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      Etymology 2

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        Either an alteration of gamenen after game +‎ -en or a phonetic evolution of it parallel to the development of gamen (game) into game.

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        Pronunciation

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        • IPA(key): /ˈɡaːmən/, /ˈɡamən/

        Verb

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        gamen (third-person singular simple present gameth, present participle gamende, gamynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle gamed)

        1. (intransitive) To joke, play, or entertain oneself; to be joyful.
        2. (transitive) To amuse; to make entertained or joyful.
        3. (impersonal, rare) To be amused or pleased.
        Conjugation
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        Conjugation of gamen (weak in -ede)
        infinitive (to) gamen, game
        present tense past tense
        1st-person singular game gamed(e)
        2nd-person singular gamest gamedest
        3rd-person singular gameth gamed(e)
        subjunctive singular game
        imperative singular
        plural1 gamen, game gameden, gamed(e)
        imperative plural gameth, game
        participles gamynge, gamende gamed, ygamed

        1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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        Etymology 3

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        Verb

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        gamen

        1. (County Durham, West Riding) alternative form of gamenen

        Old English

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        Etymology

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          From Proto-West Germanic *gaman, from Proto-Germanic *gamaną.

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          Noun

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          gamen n

          1. game, sport, or pastime
          2. joy, mirth, or pleasure
            • 10th century, The Seafarer:
              Hwīlum ylfete song dyde iċ mē tō gomene, ganetes hlēoþor ond huilpan swēġ fore hleahtor wera, mǣw singende fore medodrince.
              Sometimes I made the swan song as a mirth to myself, the gannet’s speech and the hwilp’s noise instead of laugher of men, the singing seagull instead of a mead-drink.

          Declension

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          Strong a-stem:

          singular plural
          nominative gamen gamen
          accusative gamen gamen
          genitive gamenes gamena
          dative gamene gamenum

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          Swedish

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          Noun

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          gamen

          1. definite singular of gam
          2. definite plural of game

          Anagrams

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