flemen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Possibly related to Middle Dutch fleeuwen (“to coax, cajole”), which is likely akin to the synonym vleien. For the alternation between -w- and -m- between fleeuwen and flemen, the cases of schremen and schreeuwen (both meaning "to scream") have been adduced as comparanda, but there does not seem to be a clear explanation that would account for this seemingly irregular alternation. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

flemen

1. (intransitive) to sweet-talk, wheedle, cajole

   Synonym: vleien

Conjugation

Conjugation of flemen (weak)
infinitive	flemen
past singular	fleemde
past participle	gefleemd
infinitive	flemen
gerund	flemen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	fleem	fleemde
2nd person sing. (jij)	fleemt, fleem2	fleemde
2nd person sing. (u)	fleemt	fleemde
2nd person sing. (gij)	fleemt	fleemde
3rd person singular	fleemt	fleemde
plural	flemen	fleemden
subjunctive sing.1	fleme	fleemde
subjunctive plur.1	flemen	fleemden
imperative sing.	fleem
imperative plur.1	fleemt
participles	flemend	gefleemd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• gefleem

Etymology 2

From German flehmen.

Verb

flemen

1. (intransitive, zoology) to flehm

Conjugation

Conjugation of flemen (weak)
infinitive	flemen
past singular	fleemde
past participle	gefleemd
infinitive	flemen
gerund	flemen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	fleem	fleemde
2nd person sing. (jij)	fleemt, fleem2	fleemde
2nd person sing. (u)	fleemt	fleemde
2nd person sing. (gij)	fleemt	fleemde
3rd person singular	fleemt	fleemde
plural	flemen	fleemden
subjunctive sing.1	fleme	fleemde
subjunctive plur.1	flemen	fleemden
imperative sing.	fleem
imperative plur.1	fleemt
participles	flemend	gefleemd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Further reading

• flemen on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl
• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “flemen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute