salben

See also: Salben

German

Etymology

From Middle High German salben, from Old High German salbon, from Proto-West Germanic *salbōn, from Proto-Germanic *salbōną. Equivalent to Salbe +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzalbən/, /ˈzalbn̩/, [ˈzalbm̩] (Germany)
  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈsalbɛn/, /ˈsalbn̩/, [ˈsalbm̩] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: sal‧ben

Verb

salben (weak, third-person singular present salbt, past tense salbte, past participle gesalbt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to salve
  2. to anoint

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Salböl

Further reading

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