See also: Schweigen

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German swīgen, from Old High German swīgēn, from Proto-West Germanic *swīgēn. The verb was originally weak, but developed strong forms in early Middle High German.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡən/, [ˈʃʋaɪ̯ɡən], [ˈʃʋaɪ̯ɡŋ̍]
  • Hyphenation: schwei‧gen
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Verb

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schweigen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present schweigt, past tense schwieg, past participle geschwiegen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to be silent; to keep quiet
    Wer schweigt, stimmt zu!
    Who is silent agrees!
  2. (intransitive) to stop talking; to shut up

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