Zeichen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German zeichen, from Old High German zeihhan (“sign, symbol”), from Proto-Germanic *taikną, *taiknaz (“sign”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”). Cognate with Dutch teken, English token, Swedish tecken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsaɪ̯çən/,
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  • Hyphenation: Zei‧chen
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Noun

Zeichen n (strong, genitive Zeichens, plural Zeichen, diminutive Zeichlein n or Zeichelchen n)

  1. sign, token
  2. sign, mark
  3. (typography) character
  4. (religion) sign, miracle, prodigy

Declension

Declension of Zeichen
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Zeichen die Zeichen
genitive eines des Zeichens der Zeichen
dative einem dem Zeichen den Zeichen
accusative ein das Zeichen die Zeichen

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Descendants

  • → Polish: cecha

References

  1. ^ https://sjp.pwn.pl/doroszewski/cecha;5415874.html

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