erfinden

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German ervinden, from Old High German irfindan, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀfinþan. Equivalent to er- +‎ finden. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛʁˈfɪndən/, [ʔɛɐ̯ˈfɪndn̩] Rhymes: -ɪndn̩ === Verb === erfinden (class 3 strong, third-person singular present erfindet, past tense erfand, past participle erfunden, past subjunctive erfände, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to invent (transitive) to fabricate (something untrue); to make up (a story) (transitive) to find out, to discover ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Erfinden, Erfindung Erfinder, Erfinderin erfindlich === Further reading === “erfinden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “erfinden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “erfinden” in Duden online “erfinden” in OpenThesaurus.de