German edit

Etymology edit

First attested 1523. Either directly from Latin scandere or through French scander (1516). Doublet of scannen.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /skanˈdiːrən/, [-ˈdiːʁən], [-ˈdiː.ɐn], [-ˈdi(ː)ɐ̯n]
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Verb edit

skandieren (weak, third-person singular present skandiert, past tense skandierte, past participle skandiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to chant
    • 2018, Maryam Madjidi, Du springst, ich falle: Roman, translated from the French by Julia Schoch, Aufbau Digital (→ISBN)
      Er sieht die Tausenden Iraner vorüberziehen, alle tragen sie grüne Armbinden. Wie gern würde er sich ihnen anschließen. Er sieht die Münder Parolen skandieren: »Tod dem Diktator.« Er hört den Takt ihrer Schritte, und sein Herz pocht.
      He sees the thousands of Iranians passing by, all of them wearing green armbands. How much he would like to join them. He sees the mouths chanting slogans: “Death to the dictator.” He hears the tact of their steps, and his heart is throbbing.
  2. (poetry) to scan (read out with emphasis to show the metre)

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Serbo-Croatian: skandirati

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