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Words of New Poems · 128 headwords

Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.

Zahn

teeth 4 times

Zähne, Zähnen

noun, accusative, masculine, plural; noun, dative, masculine, plural; noun, nominative, masculine, plural

zart

tender; delicate; most delicate 5 times

zart, zartesten, zarte

adjective; adjective, predicate, uninflected; adjective, dative, neuter, singular, superlative

zählen

is counting; counted; counts 4 times

zählt, zählte, zählen

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural

zärtlich

tenderly; more tenderly; tender 4 times

zärtlicher, zärtlich

adverb; adverb, comparative; adjective, genitive, feminine, plural

Zeichen

sign; signs; signal 8 times

Zeichen

noun, accusative, neuter, singular; noun, dative, neuter, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, plural

zeigen

shows; show; showing 20 times

zeigt, zeigen, zeigend, gezeigt, zeigte, zeigten

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural

unusual, compressed syntax — 'Zeigende zu zeigend' reads as 'those-who-show, [there] to show to the Empfangenden' (a gerundive construction); parse offered with moderate confidence.

Zeit

time; ages; while 26 times

Zeit, Zeiten

noun, dative, feminine, singular; noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, nominative, feminine, singular

Zelt

tents; tent twice

Zelte

noun, accusative, neuter, plural; noun, dative, neuter, singular

Archaic dative singular ending ‘-e’ (not a plural) — Rilke keeps this older form for the verse, as with ‘Rate’ in s3-l1.

zerbrechen

shatter; break; breaks 3 times

zerbrich, zerbrechen, zerbricht

verb, imperative, second-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular

zerreißen

tear at; tore open; torn open 6 times

zerreißt, zerreißen, zerrisse, zerrissen–, zerriß

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, past, subjunctive, third-person, singular

zerschlagen

smashed once

zerschlagnem

Poetic elision of zerschlagenem (dropped e), dative singular of zerschlagen, 'smashed, broken.'

zerstören

destroys; destroy 4 times

zerstört, zerstören

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, first-person, plural

Present tense (parallel to merkt), not the past participle — space itself does the destroying.

ziehen

draws; glide; moved 11 times

zieht, ziehn, zog, zog,–, gezogen, zöge

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive

Poetic elision of 'ziehen', coordinated with 'zeigen' as a second infinitive dependent on 'muß'.

zier

dainty once

zieres

zier is an archaic poetic adjective for 'delicate, dainty' (related to zierlich).

Zimmer

room; rooms 5 times

Zimmer

noun, accusative, neuter, plural; noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, singular

zittern

trembled; tremble; trembling 4 times

zittere, zitterten, zitterte, zitternd

verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular

zitternd

trembling; tremblingly 3 times

zitternd, zitterndes, zitternde

adverb; adjective, nominative, neuter, singular; adjective, nominative, feminine, singular

zögern

hesitated; hesitating; hesitate 4 times

zögerte, Zögern, zögerst, zögert

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, singular; verb, present, indicative, second-person, singular

zu

to; toward; too 268 times

zu, zum, zur, Zu

particle; preposition; adverb

Colloquial predicate use of 'zu' meaning 'shut/closed' (as in 'die Tür ist zu'), not the preposition 'to'.

zuckend

twitching 3 times

zuckend, zuckende

adverb; adjective, accusative, feminine, plural

Zufall

chance 3 times

Zufall

noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, dative, masculine, singular

zufallen

to fall once

zuzufallen

Infinitive of separable verb 'zufallen' (to fall to/into), with the infinitive marker 'zu' inserted between prefix and stem: zu-zu-fallen.

Zug

features; procession; course 5 times

Zug, Züge, Zügen

noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, dative, masculine, plural; noun, genitive, masculine, plural

'Zug' here means a facial 'feature/trait,' not 'train' (a different, more common sense of the same word).

zugeben

admitted; admits twice

gab, gibt

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular

Separable verb 'sich zugeben' (to admit to oneself); split as 'gibt ... zu'.

zugrund

to ruin once

zugrund

zugrund gehen is an idiom meaning "to perish, go to ruin."

zumute

feeling once

zumut

'mir ist zumut(e)' is an idiom: 'I feel...' (completed in the next line).

Zunge

tongues; tongue 3 times

Zungen, Zunge

noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, accusative, feminine, plural; noun, dative, feminine, plural

zurück

back; behind 10 times

zurück

adverb; particle; particle, separable verb prefix

Separable prefix of 'zurückdrängen' (to push back).

zurückbleiben

stayed behind; to stay behind—so; stayed 3 times

zurückblieb, zurückzubleiben,–so, blieb

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive

Tokenization glued 'zurückzubleiben,' to the following '–so'; read as two words, 'to stay behind' + 'so'.

Zurückschauen

looking-back once

Zurückschaun

Contracted from Zurückschauen.

zurückziehen

draw back; draws back 3 times

zurückziehn, zurückzieht, zurückzuziehn

verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive

zusammen

together; up 5 times

zusammen, zusamm

adverb; particle, separable verb prefix

Poetic elision of 'zusammen' (together), part of the separable verb 'zusammennehmen' (to gather up).

zusammenfassen

gathered once

zusammgefaßt

zusammgefaßt is an elided spelling of zusammengefaßt, the past participle of zusammenfassen ('to gather, to sum up').

zusammenschlagen

claps shut; closed; clapping shut 3 times

zusammenschlägt, schlugen, zusammenschlagend

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, participle

zuschauen

watching; to watch twice

zuzuschauen

zu-infinitive of zuschauen ('to watch, look on'); zu is inserted between the prefix zu- and the stem, giving the doubled zuzu-.

zuschauern

shudder once

zuzuschauern

Separable verb 'zuschauern' ('to shudder at') with the infinitive 'zu' inserted before the stem, written as one word (compare 'aufzuhören').

zusehen

to it; watch twice

zu, sehn

particle (separable verb prefix); verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural

"sieh...zu" is the separable verb "zusehen" (to see to it, to watch).

zwei

two; of a pair; Two 13 times

zwei, zweier, Zwei, zwein

numeral; adjective, genitive, masculine, plural; numeral, genitive, plural

Archaic dative of zwei ('two'); zu zwein is an idiom for 'the two together,' echoed by the translation's 'the two of them... together.'

zweiter

second; second one; second [hand] 4 times

zweite, zweiten

adjective, nominative, neuter, singular; adjective, accusative, feminine, singular (substantivized); adjective, nominative, feminine, singular

zwingen

forced; compelled; force 3 times

zwang, zwingen

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural

Seen once or twice

zag

timid once

Zahl

number; numbers twice

Zartes

tender stuff once

Zärtlichkeit

tenderness once

zehn

ten once

zehnfach

tenfold once

zehnter

tenth once

Zeigehand

pointing hands once

zeigend

pointing; those who show twice

Zelle

cell once

Zepter

sceptre's once

zerbrechlich

fragile once

zerbrochen

broken once

zerfallen

crumbled-away once

zerfallend

crumbling once

Zerfallendes

decaying things once

zerfließend

dissolving once

zergehen

may decay; melts away twice

zerhauen

cut to pieces once

zermalmen

crush once

zerren

tug hard once

zerrührt

stirred-up once

zerschinden

chafed raw once

zerschmelzen

melted away once

Zersetzung

undoing once

zerspalten

split open once

zerstoßen

batter once

zerstörend

destroying once

zerstreuen

distracted once

zerstreut

scattered; idle twice

zertreten

trampled once

Zeug

cloth once

Zeuge

witnesses once

Zeugung

procreation once

Zeus

Zeus once

Ziegenbock

billy-goats once

ziehend

pulling once

Ziel

aim; goal twice

zieren

adorned; put on airs twice

Zifferblatt

clock-face twice

Zimt

cinnamon once

zischen

hissed once

Zitadelle

citadel once

Zofe

maid once

Zorn

wrath; anger twice

zornig

Angry ones once

zögernd

hesitating; hesitatingly twice

Zubehör

stock of properties once

Zucht

breed once

zudecken

covered over once

zuerst

at first; first twice

zugetan

devoted ones once

zugrunde

to ruin once

zumachen

shuts up once

zumuten

laid upon once

zurückfallen

fell back once

zurückgehen

was going back once

zurückkommen

to come back once

zurückschieben

pushed once

zurückschrauben

screwed back low once

zurückspringen

to spring back once

zurücktreten

drawn back once

zusammenballen

clench together once

zusammenbrechen

collapsed once

zusammenhalten

to hold together once

Zusammenhang

whole once

zusammenlaufen

run together once

zusammenlügen

lied once

Zusatz

ingredient once

zuschließen

closed shut once

zuschreien

shouted to once

Zuversicht

confidence once

zuweilen

at times twice

zuweisen

assigned once

zuwerfen

tossed once

zuwinken

waves to once

zücken

dart once

Zwangidee

fixed idea once

zwängen

squeezes once

Zweck

purpose once

Zweifel

doubt once

zweifeln

doubt once

zweifelnd

doubtingly once

Zweig

branches once

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Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Rainer Maria Rilke, died 1926; Neue Gedichte published 1907 and 1908), from Wikisource.
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Public-domain German (Rilke, d. 1926). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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