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Zeichen

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German

Etymology

    From Middle High German zeichen, from Old High German zeihhan (“sign, symbol”), from Proto-West Germanic *taikn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną, *taiknaz (“sign”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”).

    Cognate with Dutch teken, Low German Teiken, English token, Danish tegn, Swedish tecken.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    Zeichen n (strong, genitive Zeichens, plural Zeichen, diminutive Zeichlein n or Zeichelchen n)

    1. sign, token (object representing something)
      Sie gab mir ihr Taschentuch als Zeichen ihrer Liebe.
      She gave me her handkerchief as a token of her love.
    2. signal (gesture, command or other indication to announce or alert)
    3. sign, indication (fact that reveals an underlying state)
      Synonym: Anzeichen
      Der Einstellungsstopp ist ein Zeichen, dass es der Firma nicht gut geht.
      The hiring freeze is a sign that the company isn't doing well.
    4. sign, mark (glyph that communicates something)
    5. (typography) character
    6. (religion) sign, miracle, prodigy

    Declension

    Declension of Zeichen [neuter, strong]
    More information singular, plural ...

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