einmauern

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German

Etymology

ein- +‎ mauern

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌmaʊ̯ɐn/
  • Hyphenation: ein‧mau‧ern
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Verb

einmauern (weak, third-person singular present mauert ein, past tense mauerte ein, past participle eingemauert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to wall in
    • 1843, Brothers Grimm, “Jungfrau Maleen”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 2, 7th edition, page 450:
      Für die sieben Jahre ward Speise und Trank in den Thurn getragen, dann ward sie und ihre Kammerjungfer hinein geführt und eingemauert, und also von Himmel und Erde geschieden.
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Further reading

  • einmauern” in Duden online
  • einmauern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache