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# {{lb|de|transitive|or|intransitive}} to [[clean]], especially by rubbing with something wet
# {{lb|de|transitive|or|intransitive}} to [[clean]], especially rubbing with wet things
# {{lb|de|reflexive|of an animal}} to [[groom]] oneself
# {{lb|de|reflexive|of an animal}} to [[groom]] oneself
# {{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

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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)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to clean, especially rubbing with wet things
  2. (reflexive, of an animal) to groom oneself
  3. (reflexive, dated, of a person) to beautify oneself by washing, styling, and putting on fancy clothes

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Czech: pucovat
  • Dutch: poetsen
  • Hungarian: pucol
  • Swedish: putsa

Further reading