seiend

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzaɪ̯ənt/
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Participle

seiend

  1. present participle of sein
    • 1816, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Italienische Reise [Italian Journey]‎, volume 1:
      Was ist doch ein Lebendiges für ein köstliches, herrliches Ding! Wie abgemessen zu seinem Zustande, wie wahr, wie seiend!
      What a splendid thing a living creature is! How adapted to its situation, how true, how existent!

Usage notes

  • The word is quite rare and chiefly restricted to the philosophical sense of “existing” (cf. Latin ēns). Otherwise it is usually paraphrased, for example with the adjective befindlich.

Declension

Positive forms of seiend (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist seiend sie ist seiend es ist seiend sie sind seiend
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative seiender seiende seiendes seiende
genitive seienden seiender seienden seiender
dative seiendem seiender seiendem seienden
accusative seienden seiende seiendes seiende
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der seiende die seiende das seiende die seienden
genitive des seienden der seienden des seienden der seienden
dative dem seienden der seienden dem seienden den seienden
accusative den seienden die seiende das seiende die seienden
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein seiender eine seiende ein seiendes (keine) seienden
genitive eines seienden einer seienden eines seienden (keiner) seienden
dative einem seienden einer seienden einem seienden (keinen) seienden
accusative einen seienden eine seiende ein seiendes (keine) seienden
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