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Atem

Pronunciation: /ˈaːtəm/

“Atem” is a German word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. breath

Etymology

From Middle High German ātem, from Old High German ātum, from Proto-West Germanic *ādm, *āþm, from Proto-Germanic *ēþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₁tmén-. Cognate with Dutch adem and Old English ǣþm. Doublet of Odem. Final unstressed -em (except in the adjectival dative ending) regularly becomes -en in Late Middle High German; compare Boden, Faden. The corresponding form āten is attested,…

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