zeugen
See also: Zeugen
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Noun edit
zeugen
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Etymology edit
From Middle High German ziugen, geziugen, from Old High German giziugon, from ziug, ultimately from the root of ziehen (“to move, pull, migrate”).
Equivalent to Zeug + -en.[1] Cognate with Vilamovian cajgia.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɔʏ̯ɡən/, [ˈt͡sɔʏ̯ɡn̩], [ˈt͡sɔʏ̯ɡŋ̍], [ˈt͡sɔʏ̯ɡən]
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: zeu‧gen
Verb edit
zeugen (weak, third-person singular present zeugt, past tense zeugte, past participle gezeugt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation edit
infinitive | zeugen | ||||
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present participle | zeugend | ||||
past participle | gezeugt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich zeuge | wir zeugen | i | ich zeuge | wir zeugen |
du zeugst | ihr zeugt | du zeugest | ihr zeuget | ||
er zeugt | sie zeugen | er zeuge | sie zeugen | ||
preterite | ich zeugte | wir zeugten | ii | ich zeugte1 | wir zeugten1 |
du zeugtest | ihr zeugtet | du zeugtest1 | ihr zeugtet1 | ||
er zeugte | sie zeugten | er zeugte1 | sie zeugten1 | ||
imperative | zeug (du) zeuge (du) |
zeugt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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References edit
- ^ Steffi de Jong (2018) chapter 1, in The Witness as Object: Video Testimony in Memorial Museums (Museums and Collections; 10), Berghahn Books, →ISBN, page 34: “The German word for witness, 'Zeuge', goes back to the Old High German 'giziugon' and the Middle High German 'ziugen', meaning 'producing through technical activity'.”