schreien

See also: Schreien and schréien

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schrien.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxrɛiən/
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Verb

schreien

  1. to cry; to weep

Inflection

Conjugation of schreien (weak)
infinitive schreien
past singular schreide
past participle geschreid
infinitive schreien
gerund schreien n
present tense past tense
1st person singular schreischreide
2nd person sing. (jij) schreitschreide
2nd person sing. (u) schreitschreide
2nd person sing. (gij) schreitschreide
3rd person singular schreitschreide
plural schreienschreiden
subjunctive sing.1 schreieschreide
subjunctive plur.1 schreienschreiden
imperative sing. schrei
imperative plur.1 schreit
participles schreiendgeschreid
1) Archaic.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schrien, from Old High German scrian, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *skrīan. Compare English scream.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʁaɪ̯ən/
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  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: schrei‧en

Verb

schreien (class 1 strong, third-person singular present schreit, past tense schrie, past participle geschrien, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to shout; to yell; to cry; to scream; to howl
    Warum schreist du?
    Why are you shouting?

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “scream”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Further reading

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