cumen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *kūmen, from Proto-Germanic *kūmijaną.

Verb

cumen

1. to groan, to moan (in pain)
2. to sigh
3. to be sad, unhappy

Inflection

Conjugation of cumen (weak)

infinitive	base form	cumen
	genitive	cumens
	dative	cumene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		cume	—		cume	—
2nd person singular		cuums, cumes	—		cuums, cumes	—
3rd person singular		cuumt, cumet	—		cume	—
1st person plural		cumen	—		cumen	—
2nd person plural		cuumt, cumet	—		cuumt, cumet	—
3rd person plural		cumen	—		cumen	—
		imperative
singular		cuum, cume
plural		cuumt, cumet
		present	past
participle		cumende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: kuimen
• Limburgish: kume

Further reading

• “cumen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “cumen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.men/

Verb

cumen

1. plural present subjunctive of cuman

Participle

cumen

1. past participle of cuman

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cumène.

Noun

cumen n (uncountable)

1. cumene

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	cumen	cumenul
genitive-dative	cumen	cumenului
vocative	cumenule