durchleiten

See also: Durchleiten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German *durchleiten, from Old High German duruhleiten, from Proto-West Germanic *þuruhlaidijan. Equivalent to durch- +‎ leiten. Cognate with Dutch doorleiden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʊʁçˌlaɪ̯tn̩/
  • Hyphenation: durch‧lei‧ten

Verb

durchleiten (weak, third-person singular present leitet durch, past tense leitete durch, past participle durchgeleitet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to send through, to pass through, to route through, to forward, to channel
  2. (transitive) to guide through
    Synonym: anleiten
  3. (transitive, electricity, plumbing) to run through, to conduct, to convey

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Durchleiten

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