beschirmen
German
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), either from Old High German bi- + skirmen or an akin term. Related to Schirm (“umbrella”), compare Schutzschirm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəʃɪʁmɘn/, /bəʃɪʁmn̩/
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Verb
beschirmen (weak, third-person singular present beschirmt, past tense beschirmte, past participle beschirmt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, higher register) to protect, to shield
- (transitive, higher register) to stretch out forming a screen
- (transitive, higher register) to put on a lampshade
- (transitive, higher register) to guard, to look after, to sentinel
Conjugation
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Further reading
- “beschirmen” in Duden online
- “beschirmen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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