Vorzeichen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vorzeichen, forzeichen, from Old High German forazeichan, forazeihhan, from Proto-Germanic *furaitaikną, equivalent to vor- + Zeichen. Cognate with Old English foretācen (English foretoken).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

Vorzeichen n (genitive Vorzeichens, plural Vorzeichen)

  1. sign
  2. early symptom
  3. omen, presage

Declension

Further reading

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