zanken

German

Etymology

From late Middle High German zanken.

Pronunciation

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Verb

zanken (third-person singular simple present zankt, past tense zankte, past participle gezankt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) To dispute
  2. (transitive, regional) To scold

Conjugation

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Antonyms

Derived terms

  • auszanken (to scold)
  • Gezänk (squabbling, bickering)
  • Gezanke (bickering)
  • herumzanken (to squabble)
  • verzanken (to fall out)
  • Zank (row, squabble)
  • Zänker (quarrelsome person)
  • Zankerei (wrangling, quarreling)
  • Zänkerei (tiff, spat)
  • zänkisch (quarrelsome, cantankerous)

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