Zeichen

German

Etymology

    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

    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡saɪ̯çən/, [-çn̩], [-xn̩] (Germany)
      • Audio:(file)(Germany)
    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡saɪ̯çɛn/, [-ˌt͡saɛ̯-], [-xn̩], [-xŋ̩] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
    • Rhymes: -aɪçən
    • Hyphenation: Zei‧chen

    Noun

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

    1. sign, token
    2. sign, mark
    3. (typography) character
    4. (religion) sign, miracle, prodigy

    Declension

    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

    Derived terms

    • zeichenartig
    • zeichenförmig
    • zeichenlos
    • zeichnen

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