benedeien
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German benedīen, benedīgen, probably through Italian benedire, eventually from Latin benedicere (“to speak well of someone or something", "to bless”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]benedeien (weak, third-person singular present benedeit, past tense benedeite, past participle gebenedeit, auxiliary haben)
- (archaic, except in or following the Ave Maria) to bless
- Synonym: segnen
- Antonyms: verfluchen, vermaledeien
- Du bist gebenedeit unter den Frauen, und gebenedeit ist die Frucht deines Leibes, Jesus.
- Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
- die gebenedeite Jungfrau ― the blessed Virgin
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | benedeien | ||||
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present participle | benedeiend | ||||
past participle | gebenedeit | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich benedeie | wir benedeien | i | ich benedeie | wir benedeien |
du benedeist | ihr benedeit | du benedeiest | ihr benedeiet | ||
er benedeit | sie benedeien | er benedeie | sie benedeien | ||
preterite | ich benedeite | wir benedeiten | ii | ich benedeite1 | wir benedeiten1 |
du benedeitest | ihr benedeitet | du benedeitest1 | ihr benedeitet1 | ||
er benedeite | sie benedeiten | er benedeite1 | sie benedeiten1 | ||
imperative | benedei (du) benedeie (du) |
benedeit (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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