"Zaum" meaning in German

See Zaum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtsaʊ̯m/ Audio: De-Zaum.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German zoum, from Old High German zoum, from Proto-West Germanic *taum, from Proto-Germanic *taumaz. Cognate with Dutch toom, Swedish töm, English team; hence a doublet of Team. Etymology templates: {{root|de|ine-pro|*dewk-}}, {{inh|de|gmh|zoum}} Middle High German zoum, {{inh|de|goh|zoum}} Old High German zoum, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*taum}} Proto-West Germanic *taum, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*taumaz}} Proto-Germanic *taumaz, {{cog|nl|toom}} Dutch toom, {{cog|sv|töm}} Swedish töm, {{cog|en|team}} English team, {{doublet|de|Team|nocap=1}} doublet of Team Head templates: {{de-noun|m,s:es,^e|dim=^chen,^lein}} Zaum m (strong, genitive Zaums or Zaumes, plural Zäume, diminutive Zäumchen n or Zäumlein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s:es,^e}} Forms: Zaums [genitive], Zaumes [genitive], Zäume [plural], Zäumchen [diminutive, neuter], Zäumlein [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Zaum [nominative, singular], Zäume [definite, nominative, plural], Zaums [genitive, singular], Zaumes [genitive, singular], Zäume [definite, genitive, plural], Zaum [dative, singular], Zaume [dative, singular], Zäumen [dative, definite, plural], Zaum [accusative, singular], Zäume [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. bridle (headgear to steer a horse) Wikipedia link: de:+zeug Tags: masculine, strong Derived forms: im Zaum halten, Zaumzeug Related terms: zäumen, Zügel
    Sense id: en-Zaum-de-noun-ULRcd6BW Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Horse tack

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "töm"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish töm",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zäume",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Zäumchen",
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        "diminutive",
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      ]
    },
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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        "bridle (headgear to steer a horse)"
      ],
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        "2": "töm"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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      },
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        "genitive"
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    },
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      "form": "Zäumchen",
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      "form": "Zäumlein",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zaum",
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    },
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      ]
    }
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      },
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "Zügel"
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        "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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        "German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dewk-",
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  ],
  "word": "Zaum"
}

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