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stremmen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stremmen, from Old Dutch *stremmen, from Proto-West Germanic *strammjan. Equivalent to stram (tight, stiff) + -en (deadjectival) and shows the effect of historical umlaut.

Pronunciation

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Verb

stremmen

  1. to block, to obstruct
  2. to curdle

Conjugation

More information Conjugation of (weak), infinitive ...

Derived terms

  • stremming

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: strem
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German

Pronunciation

Verb

stremmen (weak, third-person singular present stremmt, past tense stremmte, past participle gestremmt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (regional, colloquial) to be too tight (clothing)
    Meine Hose stremmt!
    My pants are too tight!

Conjugation

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

Further reading

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