überleiten

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German überleiten, from Old High German ubarleiten, from Proto-West Germanic *oberlaidijan, from Proto-Germanic *uberlaidijaną. Equivalent to über- +‎ leiten. Cognates include Dutch overleiden and English overlead.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈyːbɐˌlaɪ̯tn̩/
  • Hyphenation: über‧lei‧ten

Verb

überleiten (weak, third-person singular present leitet über, past tense leitete über, past participle übergeleitet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to segue
  2. (music) to bridge
  3. to lead over

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