Jump to content

preisen

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: Preisen

German

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Middle High German prīsen (to praise), a derivative of the noun prīs (prize) (whence modern German Preis), influenced by Old French prisier (to appraise, value), from Late Latin pretiō (to esteem, value).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈpʁaɪ̯zn̩/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: prei‧sen

Verb

[edit]

preisen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present preist, past tense pries, past participle gepriesen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to hail, laud, praise
    Synonym: loben
    Die ganze Stadt pries den edlen Ritter, der die Gefahr von den Einwohnern abgewandt hatte.
    The whole city praised the noble knight who had averted danger from the inhabitants.

Conjugation

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
  • preisen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
  • preisen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • preisen” in Duden online
  • preisen” in OpenThesaurus.de