German edit

Etymology edit

Compound of an- (on, at) +‎ zünden (to ignite, kindle). Akin to Old English ontendan, Swedish antända, Norwegian antenne.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈanˌt͡sʏndən/
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  • Hyphenation: an‧zün‧den
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Verb edit

anzünden (weak, third-person singular present zündet an, past tense zündete an, past participle angezündet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to light (anything flammable)
  2. (transitive) to strike (a match)
  3. (transitive) to set on fire, to set fire to
  4. (transitive) to kindle (as in the process of making a camping fire or something comparable)
  5. (transitive) to torch (used when referring to arson or the destruction of vehicles by fire)

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • anzünden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • anzünden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • anzünden” in Duden online
  • anzünden” in OpenThesaurus.de