fauchen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German pfūchen, phūchen, from Old High German *pfūhhan (to spit, puff), from Proto-Germanic *pukaną (to spit, puff), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (to blow, swell). The modern onset f- instead of pf- is from East Central German. Compare English puke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaʊ̯xən/, [ˈfaʊ̯xən], [ˈfaʊ̯xn̩]
  • (file)

Verb

fauchen (third-person singular simple present faucht, past tense fauchte, past participle gefaucht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (animal sound) to hiss, to spit

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • anfauchen

Further reading

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