changieren

German

Etymology

From French changer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃ˈʒiːʁən/
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  • Rhymes: -iːʁən

Verb

changieren (weak, third-person singular present changiert, past tense changierte, past participle changiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (dated) to change
  2. to shimmer, iridesce
    Synonym: schillern
    • 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, chapter 1, in Buddenbrooks […] ‎, Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, part 1, page 9:
      Und die kleine Antonie, achtjährig und zartgebaut, in einem Kleidchen aus ganz leichter changierender Seide, den hübschen Blondkopf ein wenig vom Gesichte des Großvaters abgewandt, […]
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Conjugation

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