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impfen

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German

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Etymology

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From Old High German impfōn (impitōn), from Proto-West Germanic *impōn, from Vulgar Latin *imputō (to graft) (unrelated to imputō (I reckon, attribute)), from Ancient Greek ἔμφυτος (émphutos, planted). Compare English imp.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʔɪmpfɱ̩]
  • Hyphenation: imp‧fen
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Verb

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impfen (weak, third-person singular present impft, past tense impfte, past participle geimpft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to inoculate
  2. to vaccinate
    • 2005, Frank H. Mader, Herbert Weißgerber, Allgemeinmedizin und Praxis. Anleitung in Diagnostik und Therapie, Springer Verlag (publ., 5 revised ed., original ed. from 1993), page 438.
      Frühgeburtlichkeit: Frühgeborene sollten unabhängig von ihrem Reifealter und aktuellem Gewicht entsprechend dem empfohlenen Impfalter geimpft werden.
      Premature births: Prematurely born children should be vaccinated in accordance with the recommended age of vaccination, irrespective of their maturity or current weight.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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