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German
Etymology
From Middle High German umbzūnen, umbeziunen, equivalent to um- + zäunen. Compare Middle Low German ümmetünen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʊmˈt͡sɔɪ̯nən/
- Hyphenation: um‧zäu‧nen
Verb
umzäunen (weak, third-person singular present umzäunt, past tense umzäunte, past participle umzäunt, auxiliary haben)
- to fence in, enclose
- Synonym: einzäunen
1933, “Die Moorsoldaten [Peat Bog Soldiers]”, Johann Esser, Wolfgang Langhoff (lyrics), Rudi Goguel (music), performed by leftist political prisoners in Nazi concentration camps:Auf und nieder geh'n die Posten, / keiner, keiner kann hindurch. / Flucht wird nur das Leben kosten, / vierfach ist umzäunt die Burg.- Up and down the guards are walking, / Nobody, nobody can get through. / Escape would but waste one's life, / Fourfold is enclosed the fort.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
umzäunen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
umzäunen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “umzäunen” in Duden online
- “umzäunen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache