German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German tīlgen, tiligen, tīligen, from Old High German tiligōn, tīligōn, from Proto-West Germanic *diligōn. Compare also Old High German byforms dīlōn, tīlōn.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtɪlɡn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: til‧gen

Verb

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tilgen (weak, third-person singular present tilgt, past tense tilgte, past participle getilgt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to erase, to extinguish
  2. (finance) to amortize, to repay, to redeem

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Saterland Frisian: tilgje

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