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getemd

Getemd is a Dutch adjective and the past participle of temmen, meaning tamed or domesticated. It is used to describe animals that have been trained or domesticated, as in getemde dieren or een getemde hond. The form is regularly used before a noun to indicate that the subject has undergone taming or control, for example in phrases like een getemde vogel or een getemde horde functioning in a controlled environment.

Etymology and usage

The word is built from temmen (to tame) with the standard Dutch past participle prefix ge- and

In common language, getemd centers on the idea of reducing wildness or unpredictability through training, conditioning,

See also

Temmen, Dutch verbs related to taming and domestication.

the
suffix
-d,
yielding
getemd.
It
has
a
primarily
literal
sense
relating
to
taming
animals,
but
it
can
also
be
used
metaphorically
to
describe
restrained
or
moderated
behavior
or
conditions,
such
as
getemde
woede
(tamed
anger)
or
otherwise
controlled
situations
in
literary
or
rhetorical
contexts.
or
management.
It
is
not
typically
used
as
a
brand
name
or
acronym,
and
there
are
no
widely
recognized
alternatives
meanings
beyond
the
tame/domesticated
sense.