tanzen

See also: Tänzen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tanzen. The adapted onset t- in Upper German dialects (and standard German) proves that the word was not borrowed directly from Old French dancer (the ultimate source), but via Middle Dutch dansen and Central German.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtan(t)sən/, [-t͡sn̩], [-sn̩]
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Verb

tanzen (third-person singular simple present tanzt, past tense tanzte, past participle getanzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to dance

Conjugation

Further reading

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