Vorzeichen

German

Etymology

In the sense “omen” from Middle High German vorzeichen, from Old High German forazeihhan, from Proto-Germanic *furaitaikną. Cognate with Old English foretācen (English foretoken). In the technical senses simply from vor- (“before, in front”) +‎ Zeichen (“sign”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtsaɪ̯çən/

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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. omen, presage
    Synonym: Omen
  2. (figuratively) early symptom, early sign
    Synonyms: Frühzeichen, (frühes) Anzeichen, (frühes) Symptom
  3. (mathematics) sign (plus or minus)
  4. (music) signature, accidental (sign denoting key and tempo)

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • Vorzeichenfehler

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