berufen

See also: Berufen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German berufen, berüefen, beruofen, from Old High German biruofōn, *biruofen, *biruofan, equivalent to be- + rufen. Cognate with German Low German beropen, Dutch beroepen, Saterland Frisian beroupe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʁuːfən/, [bəˈʁuːfn̩]
  • Hyphenation: be‧ru‧fen

Adjective

berufen (not comparable)

  1. appointed
  2. called

Declension

Verb

berufen (class 7 strong, third-person singular simple present beruft, past tense berief, past participle berufen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to appoint
  2. (law) to invoke

Conjugation

Derived terms

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