zersiedeln
German, verb
zersiedeln is spelled Z-E-R-S-I-E-D-E-L-N (10 letters). Zersiedeln is a German verb meaning “to build and spread out numerous detached buildings (detrimental to the landscape)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Zersiedeln is a different word: “gerund of zersiedeln”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “so bebauen (besiedeln), dass Bebauung an vielen getrennten Orten geschieht und der (ehemals schöne…”.
What does zersiedeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to build and spread out numerous detached buildings (detrimental to the landscape)
noun
- 1
neutergerund of zersiedeln
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. so bebauen (besiedeln), dass Bebauung an vielen getrennten Orten geschieht und der (ehemals schöne, natürliche) Charakter einer Gegend verloren geht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zersiedeln
- zersiedelt present singular third-person
- zersiedelte past
- haben auxiliary
- zersiedelnd participle present
- zersiedle first-person indicative present
- zersiedele first-person indicative present
- zersiedel first-person indicative present
- zersiedelst indicative present second-person
- zersiedelest second-person singular subjunctive
- zersiedlest second-person singular subjunctive
- zersiedelet plural second-person subjunctive
- zersiedlet plural second-person subjunctive
- zersiedelten first-person indicative plural
- zersiedeltest indicative preterite second-person
- zersiedeltet indicative plural preterite
- zersiedel! imperative singular
- zersiedele! imperative singular
- zersiedelt! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).