warnen
German
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-West Germanic *warnōn.
Cognate with Old Norse varna (“to refuse”), Old Saxon wernian (“to decline, withhold”), Old English wyrnan, English warn.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvaʁnən/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈvaːnən/, /ˈvaːnn̩/ (widespread, especially northern and central Germany)
Audio (Austria) (file)
Verb
warnen (weak, third-person singular present warnt, past tense warnte, past participle gewarnt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, with vor + dative) to warn, to caution, to admonish
- Kritiker warnen vor unabsehbaren Folgen für Gesundheit und Umwelt.
- Critics warn against the unpredictable impact on human health and the environment.
Conjugation
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Related terms
- Warndreieck
- Warnhinweis
- Warnlaut
- Warnleuchte
- Warnruf
- Warnschrei
- Warnschuss
- Warnsignal
- Warnton
- Warnweste
- Warnzeichen
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “warnen”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Middle English
Alternative forms
- warnien
Etymology
From Old English wearnian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwarnən/
Conjugation
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Descendants
- English: warn
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