bedauern

German

Etymology

From Middle High German betūren (also betiuren), a prefixation of tūren (“to consider grave”). Equivalent to modern be- +‎ dauern (etymology 2), the simplex of which is now archaic. Pertaining to teuer (“dear, expensive”). The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German dūren).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈdaʊ̯ɐn/
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Verb

bedauern (weak, third-person singular present bedauert, past tense bedauerte, past participle bedauert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to regret
    zutiefst bedauern. ― to regret deeply.
  2. to pity

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Esperanto: bedaŭri

Further reading

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