Jump to content

erfinden

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: Erfinden

German

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Middle High German ervinden, from Old High German irfindan, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀfinþan. Equivalent to er- +‎ finden.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • IPA(key): /ɛʁˈfɪndən/, [ʔɛɐ̯ˈfɪndn̩]
  • Rhymes: -ɪndn̩

Verb

[edit]

erfinden (class 3 strong, third-person singular present erfindet, past tense erfand, past participle erfunden, past subjunctive erfände, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to invent
  2. (transitive) to fabricate (something untrue); to make up (a story)
  3. (transitive) to find out, to discover

Conjugation

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
  • erfinden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • erfinden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • erfinden” in Duden online
  • erfinden” in OpenThesaurus.de