jammern

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German jāmern, jāmeren, from Old High German jāmarōn, from Proto-West Germanic *jāmarōn, from Proto-Germanic *jēmarōną. Compare English yammer.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjaməʁn/, [ˈjamɐn]

Verb

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jammern (weak, third-person singular present jammert, past tense jammerte, past participle gejammert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to wail, whine, moan, lament, whinge

Conjugation

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See also

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Further reading

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  • jammern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • jammern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • jammern” in Duden online
  • jammern” in OpenThesaurus.de