segnen

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German

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Etymology

From Middle High German segenen, segen, from Old High German seganōn, from Latin signō, signāre. Compare English sain, Dutch zegenen, Hunsrik seghne, Old Norse, Faroese, and Icelandic signa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzeːɡnən/ (prescriptive standard)
    • IPA(key): /ˈzeːknən/ (more common)
    • IPA(key): /ˈzeːçnən/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
  • Hyphenation: seg‧nen
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Verb

segnen (weak, third-person singular present segnet, past tense segnete, past participle gesegnet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to bless
    Gott segnet jene, die ehrlich sind.
    God blesses those who are honest.

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Further reading

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