vergießen

See also: Vergießen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German vergiezen, from Old High German firgiozan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ gießen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈɡiːsn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧gie‧ßen

Verb

vergießen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present vergießt, past tense vergoss, past participle vergossen, past subjunctive vergösse, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to shed (blood, sweat, tears)
    Für sie werden nur wenige Tränen vergossen.Few tears are shed for them.
  2. (transitive) to spill
    Bei dem Staatsstreich wurde viel Blut vergossen.Much blood was spilt during the coup d'état.

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