German

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German and northern Middle High German kastīen, kastīgen, variant of kestigen, from Old High German kestigōn (to castigate), from Proto-West Germanic *kastīgōn. The northern form was spread by Luther.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kasˈtaɪ̯ən/
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Verb

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kasteien (weak, third-person singular present kasteit, past tense kasteite, past participle kasteit, auxiliary haben)

  1. (religion, usually reflexive) to chasten (purify spiritually through austerity, asceticism, and/or bodily pain)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • kasteien” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • kasteien” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon