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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'.
zugleich
at once 3 times
zugleich
zugrund
to ruin once
zugrund
zugrund gehen is an idiom meaning "to perish, go to ruin."
zuletzt
at last; the very end 3 times
zuletzt
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).
zwar
true; indeed; True 7 times
Zwar, zwar
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
zwischen
between; amid; Between 8 times
zwischen, Zwischen
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
The particulars
- The words
- 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.
- Translation
- Public-domain German (Rilke, d. 1926). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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