nähen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German nāian, from Old High German nājen, nāian, from Proto-Germanic *nēaną. Cognate with German Nadel and English needle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛːən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈneːən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • IPA(key): /ˈneːɛn/, (Austria)
  • Hyphenation: nä‧hen
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Verb

nähen (weak, third-person singular present näht, past tense nähte, past participle genäht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to sew

Conjugation

Further reading

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