Zeichen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German zeichen, from Old High German zeihhan (“sign, symbol”), from Proto-Germanic *taikną, *taiknaz (“sign”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyǵ-, *deyḱ- (“to show”). Cognate with Dutch teken, English token, Swedish tecken.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtsaɪ̯çn̩/, /ˈtsaɪ̯çən/
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Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Zei‧chen
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Noun
Zeichen n (genitive Zeichens, plural Zeichen)
- characters, marks, sign
- token
Declension
Hyponyms
Hyponyms of Zeichen
- Kennzeichen n
- Sonderzeichen n
- Unterführungszeichen
- Weichheitszeichen n
- Wiederholungszeichen n
Derived terms
Terms derived from Zeichen
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Further reading
- Zeichen in Duden online
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