berufen

See also: Berufen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʁuːfən/, [bəˈʁuːfn̩]
  • Hyphenation: be‧ru‧fen

Etymology 1

From Middle High German berufen, berüefen, beruofen, from Old High German biruofōn, *biruofen, *biruofan, equivalent to be- + rufen. Cognate with German Low German beropen, Dutch beroepen, Saterland Frisian beroupe.

Verb

berufen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present beruft, past tense berief, past participle berufen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive, with auf) to refer to (as proof of something); to invoke
  2. to appoint (to a high office)
    Die Universität berief ihn als Professor für Wirtschaftsgeschichte.
    The university appointed him professor of economic history
  3. to jinx; to tempt fate by mentioning
  4. (law, Austria) to appeal
Conjugation
Derived terms

Participle

berufen

  1. past participle of berufen

Adjective

berufen (strong nominative masculine singular berufener, not comparable)

  1. appointed
  2. called
Declension

Further reading

  • berufen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • berufen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • berufen” in Duden online
  • berufen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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