wohnen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wonen, from Old High German wonēn, from Proto-Germanic *wunāną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (to wish, love).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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wohnen (weak, third-person singular present wohnt, past tense wohnte, past participle gewohnt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to live, reside, dwell (to remain or be settled permanently, or for a considerable time)
  2. (intransitive) to stay (to remain in a place for a definite or short period of time)

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • wohnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • wohnen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • wohnen” in Duden online
  • wohnen” in OpenThesaurus.de