Präsent

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See also: praesent, präsent, and præsent

German

Etymology

From Middle High German prēsent, prēsant, prīsant, from Middle French présent.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɛˈzɛnt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /pʁeːˈzɛnt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt
  • Hyphenation: Prä‧sent

Noun

Präsent n (strong, genitive Präsentes or Präsents, plural Präsente)

  1. (higher register) gift (something given to another voluntarily, without charge)
    Synonym: Geschenk

Declension

Further reading

  • Präsent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Präsent” in Duden online
  • Präsent” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon