dienen

From Middle Dutch dienen, from Old Dutch thienon, from Proto-Germanic *þewanōną.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdinə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: die‧nen
• Rhymes: -inən

dienen

1. (transitive) to serve
2. (auxiliary, with te) to ought to, to be to, be expected to

   Melk dient gekoeld bewaard te blijven.

   Milk is to be kept cooled.

• Afrikaans: dien
• Negerhollands: dien
• → Saramaccan: díni
• → Sranan Tongo: dini
  • → Kari'na: tinima

• einden

From Old High German dionōn, from Proto-Germanic *þewanōną.

• IPA^(key): [ˈdiːnən]

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dienen (weak, third-person singular present dient, past tense diente, past participle gedient, auxiliary haben)

1. (with dative object) to serve in public office or the military
2. (with dative object) to serve, to be a servant (for example butler or maid) for
3. (with dative object) to serve a cause
4. (intransitive) to assist, to be of assistance
5. (intransitive, with als (as)) to serve (as), to double (as), to act as a replacement for

   Diese Kirche diente während der Invasion als Krankenhaus.

   This church served as a hospital during the invasion.

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

From Old Dutch thienon, from Proto-Germanic *þewanōną.

dienen

1. to serve, to obey
2. to be in service of
3. to serve (food)
4. to help, to take care of
5. to provide with

• bedienen
• gedienen
• misdienen
• ontdienen
• verdienen
• voldienen

• Dutch: dienen
• Limburgish: dene

• “dienen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dienen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdinən/

dienen

1. feminine of dinnen
2. neuter of dinnen
3. plural of dinnen

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “dinnen”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

dienen

1. definite singular of dien