German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin transcibere.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌtranskriˈbiːrən/, [ˌtʁant͡s.kʁiˈbiː.ʁən], [ˈtʁan.skʁi-], [-kʁɪ-], [-ˈbiː.ɐn], [-ˈbi(ː)ɐ̯n]
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  • Hyphenation: tran‧skri‧bie‧ren

Verb edit

transkribieren (weak, third-person singular present transkribiert, past tense transkribierte, past participle transkribiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to transcribe (convert from speech to written text)
    Synonyms: niederlegen, niederschreiben
  2. to transcribe; to transliterate (convert from one script to another)
    Synonyms: umschreiben, transliterieren

Usage notes edit

  • A distinction is often recommended between transkribieren meaning a conversion into another script based on actual pronunciation and transliterieren meaning such a conversion based on the written letters. However, this distinction is not always followed, nor is it always possible since many common systems of transliteration are in fact combinations of both approaches.

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