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Zeichen

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German

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Etymology

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    From Middle High German zeichen, from Old High German zeihhan (“sign, symbol”), from Proto-Germanic *taikną, *taiknaz (“sign”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”). Cognate with Dutch teken, English token, Danish tegn, Swedish tecken.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈtsaɪ̯çən/, [-çn̩]
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    • Rhymes: -aɪçən
    • Hyphenation: Zei‧chen

    Noun

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

    1. sign, token
    2. sign, mark
    3. (typography) character
    4. (religion) sign, miracle, prodigy

    Declension

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    Declension of Zeichen [neuter, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Zeichen die Zeichen
    genitive eines des Zeichens der Zeichen
    dative einem dem Zeichen den Zeichen
    accusative ein das Zeichen die Zeichen

    Hyponyms

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    Derived terms

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