prägen

Meaning

1. to mint
2. to shape
3. to characterize

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpʁɛːɡŋ̩]

Etymology

From Middle High German bræchen/præchen (“to press in, to depict”), from Old High German giprāhhan/prāhhan (“to press in or scratch by breaking the surface”), from the 1st and 3rd person plural preterite forms of prēchan/prāchun (“to break”); likely related to brechen.

Sentences

Nur niedere Hügel prägen die Landschaft .

Only low hills characterize the landscape.