glänzen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German glenzen, from Old High German glanzen, from Proto-Germanic [Term?]. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]glänzen (weak, third-person singular present glänzt, past tense glänzte, past participle geglänzt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to shine, gleam, sparkle, glisten
- Das Gold glänzt in der Sonne.
- The gold shines bright in the sunshine.
- (intransitive, figurative) to be good, to stand out, to be noticeable
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | glänzen | ||||
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present participle | glänzend | ||||
past participle | geglänzt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich glänze | wir glänzen | i | ich glänze | wir glänzen |
du glänzt | ihr glänzt | du glänzest | ihr glänzet | ||
er glänzt | sie glänzen | er glänze | sie glänzen | ||
preterite | ich glänzte | wir glänzten | ii | ich glänzte1 | wir glänzten1 |
du glänztest | ihr glänztet | du glänztest1 | ihr glänztet1 | ||
er glänzte | sie glänzten | er glänzte1 | sie glänzten1 | ||
imperative | glänz (du) glänze (du) |
glänzt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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[edit]References
[edit]- Guus Kroonen (2013) “glintan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 181
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