untergehen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German undergēn, undergān, from Old High German untargēn, untargān, from Proto-West Germanic *undergān. Equivalent to unter- +‎ gehen; cognate with Hunsrik unnergehn, and literally with English undergo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔʊntɐˌɡeːən/ Hyphenation: un‧ter‧ge‧hen === Verb === untergehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present geht unter, past tense ging unter, past participle untergegangen, auxiliary sein) to set (of a heavenly body: to disappear below the horizon) Die Sonne ist untergegangen. ― The sun has set. to fall, to go down (to be defeated) Das Römische Imperium ist untergegangen. ― The Roman Empire has fallen. to perish, to vanish [(often) with in (+ dative)] Er ist in der Menge untergegangen. ― He disappeared in the crowd. to be drowned out [(often) with in (+ dative)] Seine Stimme ging im Lärm unter. ― His voice was drowned out by the noise. to go under (water), to sink Das Schiff geht unter. ― The ship is sinking. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== (Untergang) (Untergehen) === Further reading === “untergehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “untergehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “untergehen” in Duden online “untergehen” in OpenThesaurus.de