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) (reflexive) to refer to (as proof of something); to invoke [with auf] to appoint (to a high office) (informal) to jinx; to tempt fate by mentioning (law, Austria) to appeal ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== berufen past participle of berufen ==== Adjective ==== berufen (strong nominative masculine singular berufener, not comparable) appointed 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