berufen

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German

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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.

Verb

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

  1. (reflexive) to refer to (as proof of something); to invoke
  2. to appoint (to a high office)
    Die Universität berief ihn als Professor für Wirtschaftsgeschichte.
    The university appointed him professor of economic history.
  3. (informal) to jinx; to tempt fate by mentioning
    »Morgen wird schönes Wetter!« »Berufe es nicht!«
    "The weather will be nice tomorrow!" "Don't jinx it!"
  4. (law, Austria) to appeal
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Etymology 2

Participle

berufen

  1. past participle of berufen

Adjective

berufen (strong nominative masculine singular berufener, not comparable)

  1. appointed
  2. called
Declension

Further reading

  • berufen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • berufen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • berufen” in Duden online
  • berufen” in OpenThesaurus.de