segnen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German [Term?], from Latin signō, signāre. Compare English sain, Dutch zegenen, Hunsrik seghne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzeːɡnən/ (prescriptive standard)
    • IPA(key): /ˈzeːknən/ (more common)
    • IPA(key): /ˈzeːçnən/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
  • Hyphenation: seg‧nen

Verb

segnen (third-person singular simple present segnet, past tense segnete, past participle gesegnet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to bless

Conjugation

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