Jump to content

Zeichen

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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, Low German Teiken, English token, Danish tegn, Swedish tecken.

    Pronunciation

    [edit]

    Noun

    [edit]

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

    1. sign, token (object representing something)
      Sie gab mir ihr Taschentuch als Zeichen ihrer Liebe.
      She gave me her handkerchief as a token of her love.
    2. signal (gesture, command or other indication to announce or alert)
    3. sign, indication (fact that reveals an underlying state)
      Synonym: Anzeichen
      Der Einstellungsstopp ist ein Zeichen, dass es der Firma nicht gut geht.
      The hiring freeze is a sign that the company isn't doing well.
    4. sign, mark (glyph that communicates something)
    5. (typography) character
    6. (religion) sign, miracle, prodigy

    Declension

    [edit]
    Declension of Zeichen [neuter, strong]
    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

    Hyponyms

    [edit]

    Derived terms

    [edit]
    compound nouns
    [edit]

    Further reading

    [edit]
    Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Zeichen&oldid=87235374"