schalten

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See also: schälten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schalten, from Old High German scaltan. Cognate with Old English skaldan.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaltən/, [ˈʃaltn̩], [ˈʃaltən]
  • Rhymes: -altən
  • Hyphenation: schal‧ten

Verb

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  1. to switch

Usage notes

  • The normal past past participle is geschaltet.
  • The strong form geschalten is used colloquially in some regions. It is rarely seen in writing, although it is the older form.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1995) “schalten”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 711

Further reading

  • “schalten” in Duden online
  • “schalten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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