entdecken

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German endecken, from Old High German intthecken, inthecken. Equivalent to ent- +‎ decken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛntˈdɛkən/, ,
    • IPA(key): (regular optional degemination)
    • IPA(key): (informal, with irregular restoration of the voicing)
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  • Hyphenation: ent‧de‧cken

Verb

entdecken (weak, third-person singular present entdeckt, past tense entdeckte, past participle entdeckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to discover, to spot, to learn for the first time
    Wir haben einen Bären im Wald entdeckt.
    We spotted a bear in the forest.
    Ich habe entdeckt, dass sie eine Invasion planen.
    I discovered that they are planning an invasion.
  2. (transitive, archaic) to disclose
    Synonym: offenbaren

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From ent- +‎ decken, after German entdecken.

Pronunciation

Verb

entdecken (third-person singular present entdeckt, past participle entdeckt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to discover

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive entdecken
participle entdeckt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular entdecken
2nd singular entdecks entdeck
3rd singular entdeckt
1st plural entdecken
2nd plural entdeckt entdeckt
3rd plural entdecken
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.