ehren

See also: Ehren

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ēren, from Old High German ēren, from Proto-Germanic *aizāną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys- (to respect).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːʁən/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːʁən

Verb

ehren (weak, third-person singular present ehrt, past tense ehrte, past participle geehrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to honor

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • ehren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ehren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • ehren” in Duden online
  • ehren” in OpenThesaurus.de

Low German

Etymology

From the noun Ehr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːrən/

Verb

ehren (past singular ehr, past participle ehrt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to honor

Conjugation

Conjugation of ehren (weak verb)
infinitive ehren
present preterite
1st person singular ehr ehr
2nd person singular ehrs(t) ehrs(t)
3rd person singular ehr(t) ehr
plural ehrt, ehren ehren
imperative
singular ehr(e)
plural ehrt
present past
participle ehren (e)ehrt, geehrt

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.