schreibn

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Bavarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German schrīben, from Old High German scrīban, from Proto-West Germanic *skrīban, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (write), from Proto-Italic *skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ-.

Compare German schreiben, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven, English shrive and scribe, West Frisian skriuwe, Danish skrive, Swedish skriva, Icelandic skrifa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃrɑɛ̯m/
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃræːm/ (East Central, Vienna)

Verb

schreibn (past participle gschriebn)

  1. (transitive) to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts)
  2. (transitive) to spell (use a particular combination of letters to make a word)
  3. (intransitive) to write (use handwriting)
  4. (intransitive) to write (produce texts, work as an author)
  5. (transitive or intransitive, + reflexive dative) to write to each other (exchange correspondance)

Conjugation