schildern

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃɪldɐn/ === Etymology 1 === 17th century, from Dutch schilderen (“to paint, picture”), in part through Middle Low German schildern. Equivalent to Schild (“shield”) +‎ -er (agent suffix) +‎ -n. From the painting of coats of arms on shields and related objects. ==== Verb ==== schildern (weak, third-person singular present schildert, past tense schilderte, past participle geschildert, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to depict (with words), to narrate, tell vividly Synonyms: beschreiben, darstellen (transitive, archaic) to depict (by illustration), to paint, draw ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== Schilderung === Etymology 2 === From Schild (“shield”) +‎ -ern (iterative suffix). Formed directly, not borrowed. ==== Verb ==== schildern (weak, third-person singular present schildert, past tense schilderte, past participle geschildert, auxiliary haben) (hunting, of partridges etc.) to be in full feather and have a characteristic spot on the breast (obsolete) to stand guard, to patrol ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== ausschildern === Further reading === “schildern”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “schildern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “schildern” in OpenThesaurus.de “schildern, Rebhuhn verfärben” in Duden online “schildern, beschreiben, darstellen” in Duden online