Vorzeichen

German (Berlin)

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtsaɪ̯çən/

noun
Definitions
  • omen; presage
  • (figuratively) early symptom; early sign
  • (mathematics) sign plus or minus
  • (music) signature; accidental sign denoting key and tempo

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German vorzeichen inherited from Old High German forazeihhan inherited from Proto-Germanic *furaitaikną prefix from German Zeichen (sign, character, symbol, character non-gloss definition, mark).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Zeichen

Gloss

sign, character, symbol, character non-gloss definition, mark

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
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