prägen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German bræchen/præchen (to press in, to depict), from Old High German giprāhhan/prāhhan (to press in or scratch by breaking the surface), from the 1st and 3rd person plural preterite forms of prēchan/prāchun (to break); likely related to brechen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): , (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): , (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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Verb

prägen (weak, third-person singular present prägt, past tense prägte, past participle geprägt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to mint
  2. to shape
  3. to characterize

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Further reading

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