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

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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
indicative 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 present —
singular ehr(e)
plural ehrt
participle present past
ehren (e)ehrt, geehrt
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.
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