preisen

See also: Preisen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German prīsen (to praise), a derivative of the noun prīs (prize) (whence modern German Preis), influenced by Old French prisier (to appraise, value), from Late Latin pretiō (to esteem, value).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʁaɪ̯zn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: prei‧sen

Verb

preisen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present preist, past tense pries, past participle gepriesen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to hail, laud, praise

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

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