erblinden
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See also: Erblinden
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German erblinden, from Old High German irblintēn. Equivalent to er- + blinden.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]erblinden (weak, third-person singular present erblindet, past tense erblindete, past participle erblindet, auxiliary sein)
- (intransitive) to go blind
- (intransitive, figurative, dated) to go dull, matte
- ein erblindeter Spiegel ― a mirror that got dull
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | erblinden | ||||
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present participle | erblindend | ||||
past participle | erblindet | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich erblinde | wir erblinden | i | ich erblinde | wir erblinden |
du erblindest | ihr erblindet | du erblindest | ihr erblindet | ||
er erblindet | sie erblinden | er erblinde | sie erblinden | ||
preterite | ich erblindete | wir erblindeten | ii | ich erblindete1 | wir erblindeten1 |
du erblindetest | ihr erblindetet | du erblindetest1 | ihr erblindetet1 | ||
er erblindete | sie erblindeten | er erblindete1 | sie erblindeten1 | ||
imperative | erblind (du) erblinde (du) |
erblindet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “erblinden” in Duden online
- “erblinden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “erblinden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “erblinden” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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