Zeichen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German zeichen, from Old High German zeihhan (“sign, symbol”), from Proto-Germanic *taikną, *taiknaz (“sign”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”). Cognate with Dutch teken, English token, Swedish tecken.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsaɪ̯çən/, [ˈt͡saɪ̯.çn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: Zei‧chen
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Noun[edit]

Zeichen n (genitive Zeichens, plural Zeichen, diminutive Zeichlein n or Zeichelchen n)

  1. sign, token
  2. sign, mark
  3. (typography) character
  4. (religion) sign, miracle, prodigy

Declension[edit]

Declension of Zeichen
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Zeichen die Zeichen
genitive eines des Zeichens der Zeichen
dative einem dem Zeichen den Zeichen
accusative ein das Zeichen die Zeichen

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Descendants[edit]

  • → Polish: cecha[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://sjp.pwn.pl/doroszewski/cecha;5415874.html

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