lijmen
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch limen. Equivalent to lijm (“glue”) + -en, with many Indo-European cognates (e.g. leem (“loam”), possibly slijm (“slime”)), apparently from a root meaning “to smear”.
Verb
lijmen
- To glue, join (as) with glue
- (figuratively) To convince, win over
- Hij lijmde de bengels met snoep
- He won the rascals over with candy
- Hij lijmde de bengels met snoep
Inflection
Conjugation of lijmen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | lijmen | |||
past singular | lijmde | |||
past participle | gelijmd | |||
infinitive | lijmen | |||
gerund | lijmen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | lijm | lijmde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | lijmt, lijm2 | lijmde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | lijmt | lijmde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | lijmt | lijmde | ||
3rd person singular | lijmt | lijmde | ||
plural | lijmen | lijmden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | lijme | lijmde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | lijmen | lijmden | ||
imperative sing. | lijm | |||
imperative plur.1 | lijmt | |||
participles | lijmend | gelijmd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: lym
Etymology 2
Unknown, perhaps the above in the sense “to string notes”.
Verb
lijmen
- (intransitive) To sing (also about humans); chatter like a bird
Inflection
Conjugation of lijmen (weak) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | lijmen | |||
past singular | lijmde | |||
past participle | gelijmd | |||
infinitive | lijmen | |||
gerund | lijmen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | lijm | lijmde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | lijmt, lijm2 | lijmde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | lijmt | lijmde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | lijmt | lijmde | ||
3rd person singular | lijmt | lijmde | ||
plural | lijmen | lijmden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | lijme | lijmde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | lijmen | lijmden | ||
imperative sing. | lijm | |||
imperative plur.1 | lijmt | |||
participles | lijmend | gelijmd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
lijmen
- (deprecated template usage) Plural form of lijm (sense glue)
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
lijmen
- (deprecated template usage) Plural form of lijm (sense chatter)
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