Segen
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German segen, from Old High German segan, from Latin signum. Cognate to Low German Siägen (Münsterländisch, Lippisch). Compare English sign.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈzeːɡən/, [ˈzeːɡən], [ˈzeːɡŋ̍]
- IPA(key): /ˈseːɡ̥ɛn/, [ˈseːɡ̥ŋ̍] (Austria, Bavaria)
Audio: (file)
Noun
editSegen m (strong, genitive Segens, plural Segen)
- blessing
- 1919, Aleksey Remizov, translated by Arthur Luther, Legenden und Geschichten[1] (fiction), Leipzig: Kurt Wolff, →ISBN:
- Und der weise Greis, mein Meister, gab mir seinen Segen, daß ich Euch aus jenem wunderbaren, mit Unzialschrift geschriebenen Buche einige Gleichnisse, Geschichten und Sagen erzähle.
- And the wise old man, my master, gave me his blessing to tell you some parables, stories, and sagas from that wonderful book written in uncial script.
Declension
editDeclension of Segen [masculine, strong]
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editLuxembourgish
editNoun
editSegen m (plural Segen)
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