gravieren
German
editEtymology
editEarly 18th century. Either directly from modern French graver or through Dutch and Middle Dutch graveren (13th c.), from Old French graver, from Frankish *graban, from Proto-Germanic *grabaną. Doublet of graben.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editgravieren (weak, third-person singular present graviert, past tense gravierte, past participle graviert, auxiliary haben)
- to engrave
Conjugation
editinfinitive | gravieren | ||||
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present participle | gravierend | ||||
past participle | graviert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich graviere | wir gravieren | i | ich graviere | wir gravieren |
du gravierst | ihr graviert | du gravierest | ihr gravieret | ||
er graviert | sie gravieren | er graviere | sie gravieren | ||
preterite | ich gravierte | wir gravierten | ii | ich gravierte1 | wir gravierten1 |
du graviertest | ihr graviertet | du graviertest1 | ihr graviertet1 | ||
er gravierte | sie gravierten | er gravierte1 | sie gravierten1 | ||
imperative | gravier (du) graviere (du) |
graviert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editSee also
edit- gravierend (“grave”) (not related)
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