schildern
Appearance
See also: Schildern
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]17th century, from Dutch schilderen (“to paint, picture”), in part through Middle Low German schildern. Equivalent to Schild (“shield”) + -er (agent suffix) + -n. From the painting of coats of arms on shields and related objects.
Verb
[edit]schildern (weak, third-person singular present schildert, past tense schilderte, past participle geschildert, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to depict (with words), to narrate, tell vividly
- Synonyms: beschreiben, darstellen
- Der Autor schildert die Erlebnisse seines Helden in bunten Farben.
- The author depicts his hero’s adventures in vivid colours.
- (transitive, archaic) to depict (by illustration), to paint, draw
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | schildern | ||||
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present participle | schildernd | ||||
past participle | geschildert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schildre ich schildere ich schilder |
wir schildern | i | ich schildere ich schildre |
wir schildern |
du schilderst | ihr schildert | du schilderest du schildrest |
ihr schilderet ihr schildret | ||
er schildert | sie schildern | er schildere er schildre |
sie schildern | ||
preterite | ich schilderte | wir schilderten | ii | ich schilderte1 | wir schilderten1 |
du schildertest | ihr schildertet | du schildertest1 | ihr schildertet1 | ||
er schilderte | sie schilderten | er schilderte1 | sie schilderten1 | ||
imperative | schildre (du) schilder (du) schildere (du) |
schildert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Schild (“shield”) + -ern (iterative suffix). Formed directly, not borrowed.
Verb
[edit]schildern (weak, third-person singular present schildert, past tense schilderte, past participle geschildert, auxiliary haben)
- (hunting, of partridges etc.) to be in full feather and have a characteristic spot on the breast
- (obsolete) to stand guard, to patrol
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | schildern | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | schildernd | ||||
past participle | geschildert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schildre ich schildere ich schilder |
wir schildern | i | ich schildere ich schildre |
wir schildern |
du schilderst | ihr schildert | du schilderest du schildrest |
ihr schilderet ihr schildret | ||
er schildert | sie schildern | er schildere er schildre |
sie schildern | ||
preterite | ich schilderte | wir schilderten | ii | ich schilderte1 | wir schilderten1 |
du schildertest | ihr schildertet | du schildertest1 | ihr schildertet1 | ||
er schilderte | sie schilderten | er schilderte1 | sie schilderten1 | ||
imperative | schildre (du) schilder (du) schildere (du) |
schildert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “schildern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “schildern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “schildern” in OpenThesaurus.de
- “schildern, Rebhuhn verfärben” in Duden online
- “schildern, beschreiben, darstellen” in Duden online
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