German edit

Etymology edit

be- +‎ Kreuz +‎ -en

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [bəˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sn̩]
  • Hyphenation: be‧kreu‧zen
  • (file)

Verb edit

bekreuzen (weak, third-person singular present bekreuzt, past tense bekreuzte, past participle bekreuzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (Christianity, reflexive) to make the sign of the cross
  2. (Christianity, transitive) to bless with the sign of the cross

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • bekreuzen” in Duden online
  • bekreuzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache