umkehren

Betekenis

1. (intransitive,weak) to turn around
2. (transitive,weak) to turn around something, to invert, to reverse

Met koppelteken als

um‧keh‧ren

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[ˈʊmˌkeːʁən]

Etymologie

From Middle High German ummekēren, umbekēren, from Old High German umbikēren, from Proto-West Germanic *umbikaʀʀjan. Equivalent to um- (“round”) + kehren (“turn”). Cognate with Middle Low German ümmekēren, Dutch omkeren, Old English ymbċierran (“to turn about, revolve”).