vergießen

== German == === Alternative forms === vergiessen (Switzerland, Liechtenstein) === Etymology === From Middle High German vergiezen, from Old High German firgioȥan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ gießen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈɡiːsn̩] Hyphenation: ver‧gie‧ßen === Verb === vergießen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present vergießt, past tense vergoss, past participle vergossen, past subjunctive vergösse, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to shed (blood, sweat, tears) Für sie werden nur wenige Tränen vergossen. ― Few tears are shed for them. (transitive) to spill Bei dem Staatsstreich wurde viel Blut vergossen. ― Much blood was spilt during the coup d'état. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Vergießen Vergießer Vergießung ==== Related terms ==== verschütten ausgießen === Further reading === “vergießen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “vergießen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “vergießen” in Duden online “vergießen” in OpenThesaurus.de