grüßen

See also: grüssen, Grüssen, and Grüßen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German grüezen from Old High German gruozzen, from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną. Cognate with English greet, Old Saxon grōtian, Dutch groeten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʀyːsən/
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  • Hyphenation: grü‧ßen

Verb

grüßen (third-person singular simple present grüßt, past tense grüßte, past participle gegrüßt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to greet

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