gewinnen

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch gewinnen, from Old Dutch giwinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *gawinnan, from Proto-Germanic *gawinnaną. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ge‧win‧nen Rhymes: -ɪnən === Verb === gewinnen (archaic) (transitive or intransitive) to acquire to acquire as the result of a struggle or contest to beget Abraham gewon Isaac. ― Abraham begat Isaac. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German gewinnen, winnen, from Old High German winnan, giwinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Cognate with Dutch winnen, Low German winnen, Old English ġewinnan, winnan (whence English win), Norwegian vinne, Swedish vinna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈvɪnən/, [ɡəˈvɪ-], [ɡəˈʋɪ-], [-nən], [-nn̩] === Verb === gewinnen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present gewinnt, past tense gewann, past participle gewonnen, past subjunctive gewänne or gewönne, auxiliary haben) (intransitive) to win; to be victorious Synonyms: Gewinner sein, siegen, Sieger sein/bleiben, siegreich sein/bleiben Antonym: verlieren (transitive) to win something; to gain Antonym: verlieren (transitive) to win over; to persuade Synonyms: überzeugen, auf seine Seite ziehen Antonym: verlieren (transitive) to win or extract a resource Synonyms: abbauen, fördern ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (gain): einnehmen; erlangen; erreichen; für sich beanspruchen (können); in Beschlag nehmen ==== Derived terms ==== Gewinnen, Gewinner, Gewinnung, Gewinn gewinnend, gewonnen ==== Related terms ==== wiedergewinnen, rückgewinnen, zurückgewinnen === Further reading === “gewinnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “gewinnen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “gewinnen” in Duden online “gewinnen” in OpenThesaurus.de == Luxembourgish == === Alternative forms === winnen (now less common) === Etymology === From Middle High German gewenen, byform of gewennen, from Old High German giwennen, from wennen, from Proto-West Germanic *wannjan. Cognate with German gewöhnen, Dutch gewennen, English wean. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɡəˈvinən] === Verb === gewinnen (third-person singular present gewinnt, past participle gewinnt, auxiliary verb hunn) (reflexive, with preposition un) to get used to, to become accustomed to ==== Conjugation ==== == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch giwinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *gawinnan, from Proto-Germanic *gawinnaną. Equivalent to ge- +‎ winnen. === Verb === gewinnen to win, obtain, acquire ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: gewinnen === Further reading === “ghewinnen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “gewinnen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN