German

Noun

Brennen n ‎(genitive Brennens, no plural)

1. stinging
2. burning
3. cauterization

Declension

German

Verb

brennen ‎(strong, third-person singular simple present brennt, past tense brannte, past participle gebrannt, past subjunctive brennte, auxiliary haben)

1. (intransitive) to burn; to light on fire

   Ich beobachtete wie das Haus brannte. — I watched the house burn.

   Es brennt! — There is a fire!

2. (intransitive) to burn; to be on fire

   Mein Haus brennt! — My house is on fire!

   Trockenes Holz brennt am besten. — Dry wood burns best.

3. (intransitive) to have a strong affection for; to be affectionate

   Ich brenne darauf sie zu besuchen! — I would really like to visit her.

4. (intransitive) to be lit, to be on (of a light or lamp)

   Das Licht in der Küche brannte noch immer. — The light in the kitchen was still on.

5. (intransitive) to irritate; to induce pain or another pianful sensation; to bite; to sting (especially in the eyes)

   Die Zwiebeln brennen in meinen Augen! — The onions sting in my eyes!

   Dieser Senf brennt wie Teufel auf meiner Zunge! — This mustard bites my tongue like ****!

6. (intransitive) to smart; to sting (a sore or wound)
7. (transitive) to fire; to bake; to kiln (tiles and pottery)

   Dachziegel werden im Brennofen gebrannt. — Tiles are baked in a kiln.

   Nach drei Tagen kann die Vase gebrannt werden. — The vase can be fired after three days.

   Keramikwaren müssen gebrannt werden bevor sie genutzt werden können. — Pottery needs to be fired before one can use it.

8. (transitive) to distil (alcoholic beverages such as schnapps)
9. (transitive, computing) to burn; to archive data on a storage medium. (such as CDs, DVDs, etc.)

   Kannst du mir 'Das weiße Album' von den Beatles brennen? — Can you burn 'The White Album' from The Beatles for me?

10. (intransitive, figuratively) to emit heat

    Die Sonne brannte auf sie herab. — The sun was shining upon them with great heat.

11. to roast
12. to bream (clean a ship etc. by fire and scraping)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• abbrennen
• anbrennen
• brennbar
• brennend
• Brenner m
• Brennpunkt m
• niederbrennen
• verbrennen

Related terms

• Brand m
• Branntwein m
• brinnen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German brinnan, from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʀænən/
  • Rhymes: -ænən

Verb

brennen ‎(third-person singular present brennt, past participle gebrannt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to burn, to set alight
2. (intransitive) to burn, to be on fire
3. (intransitive) to smart, to sting
4. (transitive) to distil (spirits)
5. (transitive) to brand (an animal)
6. (transitive, computing) to burn (a disk)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• abrennen
• ausbrennen
• ubrennen
• verbrennen

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brannijaną, whence also Old English bærnan and Old Saxon brinnan.

Verb

brennen

1. to burn

Conjugation

Descendants

• Middle High German: brennen
  • German: brennen