bescheinen
Appearance
See also: Bescheinen
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German beschīnen, from Old High German biskīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *biskīnan, from Proto-Germanic *biskīnaną. Equivalent to be- + scheinen. Cognates include Dutch beschijnen, English beshine and Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (biskeinan).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]bescheinen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present bescheint, past tense beschien, past participle beschienen or (obsolete or dialectal) bescheint, auxiliary haben)
- to shine on something, to illuminate
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | bescheinen | ||||
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present participle | bescheinend | ||||
past participle | beschienen bescheint1 | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich bescheine | wir bescheinen | i | ich bescheine | wir bescheinen |
du bescheinst | ihr bescheint | du bescheinest | ihr bescheinet | ||
er bescheint | sie bescheinen | er bescheine | sie bescheinen | ||
preterite | ich beschien | wir beschienen | ii | ich beschiene2 | wir beschienen2 |
du beschienst | ihr beschient | du beschienest2 du beschienst2 |
ihr beschienet2 ihr beschient2 | ||
er beschien | sie beschienen | er beschiene2 | sie beschienen2 | ||
imperative | beschein (du) bescheine (du) |
bescheint (ihr) |
1Obsolete or dialectal.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Obsolete or dialectal.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “bescheinen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “bescheinen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “bescheinen” in Duden online
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