"dumben" meaning in All languages combined

See dumben on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: dumbens [present, singular, third-person], dumbening [participle, present], dumbened [participle, past], dumbened [past]
Rhymes: -ʌmən Etymology: From dumb + -en. Compare Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌳𐌿𐌼𐌱𐌽𐌰𐌽 (afdumbnan, “to be silent”). Etymology templates: {{suf|en|dumb|en|id2=inchoative}} dumb + -en, {{cog|got|𐌰𐍆𐌳𐌿𐌼𐌱𐌽𐌰𐌽|t=to be silent}} Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌳𐌿𐌼𐌱𐌽𐌰𐌽 (afdumbnan, “to be silent”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} dumben (third-person singular simple present dumbens, present participle dumbening, simple past and past participle dumbened)
  1. (transitive, rare) To make dumb. Tags: rare, transitive

Verb [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈdumbən/
Etymology: From Old English *dumbian, from Proto-West Germanic *dumbōn, from Proto-Germanic *dumbōną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, smoke, darken, obscure”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|*dumbian}} Old English *dumbian, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*dumbōn}} Proto-West Germanic *dumbōn, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*dumbōną}} Proto-Germanic *dumbōną, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*dʰewbʰ-||to whisk, smoke, darken, obscure}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, smoke, darken, obscure”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} dumben, {{tlb|enm|rare}} (rare) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|dumb}} Forms: weak [table-tags], dumben [infinitive], to dumben [infinitive], dumbe [infinitive], dumbe [first-person, present, singular], dumbed [first-person, past, singular], dumbest [present, second-person, singular], dumbedest [past, second-person, singular], dumbeth [present, singular, third-person], dumbed [past, singular, third-person], dumbe [present, singular, subjunctive], dumbed [past, singular, subjunctive], dumbe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], dumben [plural, present], dumbe [plural, present], dumbeden [past, plural], dumbede [past, plural], dumbeth [imperative, plural, present], dumbe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], dumbynge [participle, present], dumbende [participle, present], dumbed [participle, past], ydumbed [participle, past]
  1. To make no sound or movement. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Silence, Talking Synonyms: doumben
    Sense id: en-dumben-enm-verb-dvX6pTOv Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Middle English verbs",
        "Middle English weak verbs",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "enm:Silence",
        "enm:Talking"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make no sound or movement."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdumbən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "doumben"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dumben"
}

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