sammeln

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German sameln, samlen, samelen, from Old High German *samalōn, from Proto-West Germanic *samalōn (to bring together, assemble). Akin to Old High German Old High German samanōn, from Proto-Germanic *samnōną and Old High German gisemōn (to collect, gather, remain).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzaml̩n/, /ˈzaməln/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑml̩n/, /ˈsɑmɛln/ (Austria)
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  • Hyphenation: sam‧meln

Verb

sammeln (weak, third-person singular present sammelt, past tense sammelte, past participle gesammelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to gather; to assemble; to collect
  2. (reflexive) to congregate; to assemble; to meet
  3. (intransitive) to collect money

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Further reading

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