stremmen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stremmen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

stremmen

1. to block, to obstruct
2. to curdle

Inflection

Conjugation of stremmen (weak)
infinitive	stremmen
past singular	stremde
past participle	gestremd
infinitive	stremmen
gerund	stremmen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	strem	stremde
2nd person sing. (jij)	stremt	stremde
2nd person sing. (u)	stremt	stremde
2nd person sing. (gij)	stremt	stremde
3rd person singular	stremt	stremde
plural	stremmen	stremden
subjunctive sing.1	stremme	stremde
subjunctive plur.1	stremmen	stremden
imperative sing.	strem
imperative plur.1	stremt
participles	stremmend	gestremd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• stremming

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtʁɛmən/
• Hyphenation: strem‧men

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Verb

1. (regional, colloquial) to be too tight (clothing)

   Meine Hose stremmt!

   My pants are too tight!

Related terms

• stramm

Further reading

• “stremmen” in Duden online
• “stremmen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

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Verb

stremmen

1. to repel, to prevent
2. to staunch
3. to curdle

Inflection

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Descendants

• Dutch: stremmen
• Limburgish: strömme

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “stremmen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN