präfigieren

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German

Etymology

Präfix +‎ -ieren

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɛfiˈɡiːʁən/
  • Hyphenation: prä‧fi‧gie‧ren

Verb

präfigieren (weak, third-person singular present präfigiert, past tense präfigierte, past participle präfigiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to prefix
    • 1862, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Deutsches Wörterbuch, Band 3, column 140:
      4) sehr häufig ist die überall trennbare zusammensetzung mit verbis, d. h. denen sich die partikel nur in indirecter rede praefigiert, in directer aber getrennt nachsetzt, z. b. eingehen
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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