Vorzeichen

== German == === Etymology === In the sense “omen” from Middle High German vorzeichen, from Old High German forazeihhan, from Proto-Germanic *furaitaikną. Cognate with Old English foretācen (English foretoken). In the technical senses simply from vor- (“before, in front”) +‎ Zeichen (“sign”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfoːrˌtsaɪ̯çən/, [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯.çn̩], [ˈfɔɐ̯-] === Noun === Vorzeichen n (strong, genitive Vorzeichens, plural Vorzeichen) omen, presage Synonym: Omen (figuratively) early symptom, early sign Synonyms: Frühzeichen, (frühes) Anzeichen, (frühes) Symptom (mathematics) sign (plus or minus) (music) signature, accidental (sign denoting key and tempo) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Vorzeichenfehler === Further reading === “Vorzeichen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Vorzeichen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Vorzeichen” in Duden online