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einseifen

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German

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Etymology

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ein- +‎ Seife (soap) +‎ -en

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ein‧sei‧fen
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌzaɪ̯fən/, [ˈʔaɪ̯nˌzaɪ̯fn̩]

Verb

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einseifen (weak, third-person singular present seift ein, past tense seifte ein, past participle eingeseift, auxiliary haben)

  1. to soap
  2. (idiomatic) to rub snow on someone's face

Conjugation

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Further reading

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