küren

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See also: kuren, kureń, Kureń, Kuren, and Küren

German

Etymology

From Middle High German küren, derived from küre (see modern Kür). Possibly conflated with Old High German korōn, from Proto-West Germanic *koʀōn, which does not, however, seem to have attested continuations in Middle High German. Originally a weak verb, the strong past forms kor, gekoren came from the related verb kiesen. Compare Middle Low German kören (whence German kören), Dutch keuren, and Middle English curen (to select).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkyːʁən/, ,
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Verb

küren (weak or class 2 strong, third-person singular present kürt, past tense kürte or kor, past participle gekürt or gekoren, past subjunctive kürte or köre, auxiliary haben)

  1. (formal) to elect someone (something honourable); to present someone (with an honour)
    Sie wurde zur Ballkönigin gekürt.She was elected belle of the ball.
  2. (higher register or poetic) to choose; to elect (in general)

Conjugation

Further reading

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