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# {{lb|de|transitive|or|intransitive}} to [[clean]], especially |
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# {{lb|de|reflexive|of an animal}} to [[groom]] oneself |
# {{lb|de|reflexive|of an animal}} to [[groom]] oneself |
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# {{lb|de|reflexive|dated|of a person}} to [[beautify]] oneself by washing, styling, and putting on fancy clothes |
# {{lb|de|reflexive|dated|of a person}} to [[beautify]] oneself by washing, styling, and putting on fancy clothes |
Revision as of 11:43, 21 December 2021
See also: Putzen
German
Etymology
15th century, also in the form butzen. Origin unknown. Perhaps derived from Middle High German butze (“lump, piece, stump”), from Proto-Germanic *buttaz (whence also English butt), but there are several other theories.
Perhaps related to https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/puto#Latin in the sense of "clean".
Pronunciation
Verb
putzen (weak, third-person singular present putzt, past tense putzte, past participle geputzt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive or intransitive) to clean, especially rubbing with wet things
- (reflexive, of an animal) to groom oneself
- (reflexive, dated, of a person) to beautify oneself by washing, styling, and putting on fancy clothes
Conjugation
infinitive | putzen | ||||
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present participle | putzend | ||||
past participle | geputzt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich putze | wir putzen | i | ich putze | wir putzen |
du putzt | ihr putzt | du putzest | ihr putzet | ||
er putzt | sie putzen | er putze | sie putzen | ||
preterite | ich putzte | wir putzten | ii | ich putzte1 | wir putzten1 |
du putztest | ihr putztet | du putztest1 | ihr putztet1 | ||
er putzte | sie putzten | er putzte1 | sie putzten1 | ||
imperative | putz (du) putze (du) |
putzt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Synonyms
- (clean): sauber machen; (formal) säubern
- (beautify): sich schön machen, sich herausputzen; (informal) sich aufdonnern, sich auftakeln, sich aufstylen
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “putzen” in Duden online
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- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
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- German terms with homophones
- German lemmas
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- German weak verbs
- German verbs using haben as auxiliary
- German transitive verbs
- German intransitive verbs
- German reflexive verbs
- German dated terms