eignen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German eigenen, Old High German eiganen, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aiginōną. Compare English own, Swedish ägna. Related to eigen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯ɡnən/ === Verb === eignen (weak, third-person singular present eignet, past tense eignete, past participle geeignet, auxiliary haben) (reflexive) to suit, to be apt for [with für (+ accusative) ‘someone/something’] (transitive, lofty) [with dative] to be own to someone, to be characteristic Synonym: (common) eigen sein ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== eigen === Further reading === “eignen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “eignen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “eignen” in Duden online “eignen” in OpenThesaurus.de