ähneln

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German

Etymology

17th century, alteration of earlier ähnlichen, from Middle High German anelīchen, which is equivalent to ähnlich (similar) +‎ -en. The contemporary form is possibly based on the association of ähnlich with the etymologically unrelated Ahn (ancestor), thus derived as Ahn +‎ -eln; compare French s’apparenter à.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛːnəln/, , ,
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  • Hyphenation: äh‧neln

Verb

ähneln (weak, third-person singular present ähnelt, past tense ähnelte, past participle geähnelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to resemble, be or look similar to
    Synonyms: (character) ähnlich sein, (looks) ähnlich sehen
    Ich ähnle meinem Vater überhaupt nicht.
    I do not resemble my father at all.

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Further reading

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