unterschreiben

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German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German underschrīben, originally with separable prefix. Synchonically analyzable as unter- (under) +‎ schreiben (write). Calque of Latin subscrībere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʊntɐˈʃʁaɪ̯bən/, [ˌʔʊntɐˈʃʁaɪ̯bən], [-ˈʃʁaɪ̯bm̩]
  • Hyphenation: un‧ter‧schrei‧ben
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Verb

unterschreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present unterschreibt, past tense unterschrieb, past participle unterschrieben, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to sign (write one’s signature)
    Synonyms: signieren, unterzeichnen
    Unterschreiben Sie bitte auf der punktierten Linie.
    Please sign on the dotted line.
Conjugation

Etymology 2

unter +‎ schreiben

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊntɐˌʃʁaɪ̯bən/, [ˈʔʊntɐˌʃʁaɪ̯bən], [-ˌʃʁaɪ̯bm̩]
  • Hyphenation: un‧ter‧schrei‧ben

Verb

unterschreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present schreibt unter, past tense schrieb unter, past participle untergeschrieben, auxiliary sein)

  1. (obsolete) to sign
  2. (rather rare) to write under or below something
    Um das Iota der langen Diphthonge in einer griechischen Handschrift hinzuzufügen, war man gezwungen, es unterzuschreiben.
    In order to add the iota of the long diphthongs in a Greek manuscript, one was constrained to write it below [the line].
Usage notes
  • The form in which sense 2 most commonly occurs is the past participle, untergeschrieben.
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