bekreuzen

German

Etymology

be- +‎ Kreuz +‎ -en

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bəˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sn̩]
  • Hyphenation: be‧kreu‧zen
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

bekreuzen (weak, third-person singular present bekreuzt, past tense bekreuzte, past participle bekreuzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (Christianity, reflexive) to make the sign of the cross
  2. (Christianity, transitive) to bless with the sign of the cross

Conjugation

Further reading

  • bekreuzen” in Duden online
  • bekreuzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache