schliefen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃliːfn̩/
  • Hyphenation: schlie‧fen

Etymology 1

From Middle High German sliefen, from Old High German sliofan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan.

Verb

schliefen (weak or class 2 strong, third-person singular present schlieft, past tense schliefte or schloff, past participle geschlieft or geschloffen, past subjunctive schliefte or schlöffe, auxiliary sein)

  1. (Southern Germany, Austria, otherwise archaic) synonym of schlüpfen
Conjugation

As a strong verb:

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

schliefen

  1. inflection of schlafen:
    1. first/third-person plural preterite
    2. first/third-person plural subjunctive II