entziffern
German
Etymology
Calque of French déchiffrer, ent- + ziffern.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛntˈt͡sɪfɐn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ent‧zif‧fern
Verb
entziffern (weak, third-person singular present entziffert, past tense entzifferte, past participle entziffert, auxiliary haben)
- decipher
- Synonyms: entschlüsseln, dechiffrieren
- (by extension) to make out, to read (handwriting, text in small print, etc.)
- das Kleingedruckte entziffern ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Conjugation
Conjugation of entziffern (weak, auxiliary haben)
infinitive | entziffern | ||||
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present participle | entziffernd | ||||
past participle | entziffert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich entziffre ich entziffere ich entziffer |
wir entziffern | i | ich entziffere ich entziffre |
wir entziffern |
du entzifferst | ihr entziffert | du entzifferest du entziffrest |
ihr entzifferet ihr entziffret | ||
er entziffert | sie entziffern | er entziffere er entziffre |
sie entziffern | ||
preterite | ich entzifferte | wir entzifferten | ii | ich entzifferte1 | wir entzifferten1 |
du entziffertest | ihr entziffertet | du entziffertest1 | ihr entziffertet1 | ||
er entzifferte | sie entzifferten | er entzifferte1 | sie entzifferten1 | ||
imperative | entziffre (du) entziffer (du) entziffere (du) |
entziffert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of entziffern (weak, auxiliary haben)
Related terms
Further reading
- “entziffern” in Duden online
- “entziffern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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