segnen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German [Term?], from Latin signō, signāre. Compare English sain, Dutch zegenen, Hunsrik seghne, Old Norse, Faroese, and Icelandic signa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzeːɡnən/ (prescriptive standard)
    • IPA(key): /ˈzeːknən/ (more common)
    • IPA(key): /ˈzeːçnən/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
  • Hyphenation: seg‧nen
  • Audio(file)

Verb

segnen (weak, third-person singular present segnet, past tense segnete, past participle gesegnet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to bless
    Gott segnet jene, die ehrlich sind.
    God blesses those who are honest.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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