herrschen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hērschen, from Old High German hērisōn, ultimately from the root of hehr (“holy, sublime”), with the first element remodelled after Herr already during MHG; cf. the same development in herrlich and Herrschaft.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛʁʃən/, [ˈhɛɐ̯ʃn̩], [ˈhɛɐ̯ʃən], [ˈhɛʁʃn̩]
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Verb

herrschen (weak, third-person singular present herrscht, past tense herrschte, past participle geherrscht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to rule, to reign, to have dominion
  2. to prevail, to dominate

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “herrschen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “herrschen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “herrschen” in Duden online
  • “herrschen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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