verwunden

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fərˈvʊn.dən/, [fɐˈvʊn.dn̩], [-ˈʋʊn-], [-dən], /fɛr-/, [fɛɐ̯-]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧wun‧den

Etymology 1

From Middle High German verwunden, from Old High German [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *frawundōn. The simplex was in use until Middle High German as wunden. Cognates include Dutch verwonden, English forwound, Old Saxon farwundon.

Verb

verwunden (weak, third-person singular present verwundet, past tense verwundete, past participle verwundet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (often military) to wound (hurt by piercing the skin, especially with a weapon)
  2. (figurative, poetic) to wound (cause extreme emotional pain)
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Participle

verwunden

  1. past participle of verwinden

Further reading

  • verwunden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • verwunden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • verwunden” in Duden online
  • verwunden” in OpenThesaurus.de
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