schirmen

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word schirmen. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word schirmen, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say schirmen in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word schirmen you have here. The definition of the word schirmen will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofschirmen, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Schirmen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schirmen, from Old High German skirmen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪʁmən/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: schir‧men

Verb

schirmen (weak, third-person singular present schirmt, past tense schirmte, past participle geschirmt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to shield
  2. to screen or protect

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Esperanto: ŝirmi

Further reading

  • schirmen” in Duden online
  • schirmen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache