taufen

From Middle High German and Old High German toufen, from Proto-West Germanic *daupijan. Compare Old Saxon dōpian, Dutch dopen, Old English dīepan, Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (daupjan).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaʊ̯fn̩/

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• Hyphenation: tau‧fen

taufen (weak, third-person singular present tauft, past tense taufte, past participle getauft, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive, religion) to baptize

   Ich taufe dich im Namen des Vaters, des Sohnes und des Heiligen Geistes.

   I baptise you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

2. (transitive, by extension) to name

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• Taufen, Täufer, Taufung
• Taufe, Täufling
• taufend, getauft

• umtaufen
• wiedertaufen
• Taufbecken

• “taufen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “taufen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “taufen” in Duden online
• “taufen” in OpenThesaurus.de