cuman
See also: Cuman
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kweman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną.
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kweman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt (“to step”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈku.mɑn/
Verb
cuman
- to come
- Hē cōm hām ġiestran niht swīðe late.
- He came home last night so late.
- Hwanon cōme þū?
- Where did you come from?
Usage notes
"To come to [do something]" is often expressed with the bare infinitive: Wē cōmon þā sunnan stelan ("We came to steal the sun").
Conjugation
Conjugation of cuman (strong class 4)
| infinitive | cuman | cumenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | cume | cōm, cwōm |
| second person singular | cymest, cymst | cōme, cwōme |
| third person singular | cymeþ, cymþ | cōm, cwōm |
| plural | cumaþ | cōmon, cwōmon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | cume | cōme, cwōme |
| plural | cumen | cōmen, cwōmen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | cum | |
| plural | cumaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| cumende | (ġe)cumen, (ġe)cymen | |
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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Noun
cuman m
- milking pail
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