Bavarian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German zünden, zünten, zunden, from Old High German zunden, zunten, from Proto-West Germanic *tundijan, from Proto-Germanic *tundijaną, zero-grade intensive verb related to *tinnaną (to burn) and *tandijaną (to kindle).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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zindn (past participle zindt)

  1. (intransitive) to ignite (e.g., a motor)
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to detonate (something) (e.g., a bomb)
  3. (transitive, intransitive, also figuratively) to spark (something) (e.g., a match, a fire)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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