tarnen

German

Etymology

Early 20th century, a borrowing (inspired by older Tarnkappe) from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-West Germanic *darnijan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtarnən/, [ˈtaʁ.nən], [ˈtaɐ̯-], [ˈtaː-], [-nn̩]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: tar‧nen

Verb

tarnen (weak, third-person singular present tarnt, past tense tarnte, past participle getarnt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (military) to camouflage
  2. (by extension) to mask, disguise, hide, cover
  3. (science fiction) to cloak

Conjugation

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

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “tarnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “tarnen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “tarnen” in Duden online
  • “tarnen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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