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seiend

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzaɪ̯ənt/
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Participle

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seiend

  1. present participle of sein
    • 1816, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Italienische Reise [Italian Journey]‎[1], volume 1:
      Was ist doch ein Lebendiges für ein köstliches, herrliches Ding! Wie abgemessen zu seinem Zustande, wie wahr, wie seiend!
      What a splendid thing a living creature is! How adapted to its situation, how true, how existent!

Usage notes

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  • The word is quite rare and chiefly restricted to the philosophical sense of “existing” (cf. Latin ēns). Otherwise it is usually paraphrased, for example with the adjective befindlich.

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