säumen

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzɔɪ̯mən]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯mən
  • Hyphenation: säu‧men

Etymology 1

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From Middle High German säumen, from Old High German saumen, from Proto-West Germanic *saumijan, from Proto-Germanic *saumijaną.

Verb

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säumen (weak, third-person singular present säumt, past tense säumte, past participle gesäumt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to hem (put a hem on an article of clothing)
  2. to border; to line; to skirt
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Etymology 2

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From Middle High German sūmen, from Old High German sūmen, from Proto-West Germanic *sūmijan.

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säumen (weak, third-person singular present säumt, past tense säumte, past participle gesäumt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, dated) to procrastinate, to dawdle
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