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leugnen

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German lougenen, lougen, from Old High German lougnen, louganen, from Proto-West Germanic *laugnijan, from Proto-Germanic *laugnijaną. Factitive of lügen (to lie).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔʏ̯ɡnən/ (prescriptive standard)
    • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔʏ̯knən/ (overall the commonest form)
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔʏ̯çnən/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)

Verb

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leugnen (weak, third-person singular present leugnet, past tense leugnete, past participle geleugnet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to deny (assert the untruth of)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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