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 *deyǵ-, *deyḱ- (“to show”). Cognate with Dutch teken, English token, Swedish tecken.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Zeichen n (genitive Zeichens, plural Zeichen)
- characters, marks, sign
- token
Declension[edit]
Declension of Zeichen
Hyponyms[edit]
Hyponyms of Zeichen
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from Zeichen
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Zeichen in Duden online
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- German terms derived from the PIE root *deyḱ-
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German neuter nouns