niederlegen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German niderlegen, from Old High German nidarleggen, from Proto-West Germanic *niþerlaggjan. Equivalent to nieder- +‎ legen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈniːdɐˌleːɡn̩] Hyphenation: nie‧der‧le‧gen === Verb === niederlegen (weak, third-person singular present legt nieder, past tense legte nieder, past participle niedergelegt, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to lay down (reflexive) to lie down (transitive) to write down (transitive) to resign ein Amt niederlegen ― to resign one's office einen Mandat niederlegen ― to resign one's seat ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Niederlage, Niederlegen, Niederleger, Niederlegung niederlegend, niedergelegt === Further reading === “niederlegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “niederlegen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “niederlegen” in Duden online “niederlegen” in OpenThesaurus.de