prusten
English
Etymology
From the German verb prusten (“to sneeze, to snort”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
prusten (uncountable)
- A sound made by tigers and snow leopards without the intent to threaten, producing a breathy snort by blowing through the nostrils whilst the mouth is closed — a low-frequency equivalent of the purring found in domestic cats.
- 2001, Yann Martel, Life of Pi, Canongate (2003), →ISBN, chapter 57, page 163:
- He made a sound, a snort from his nostrils. I pricked up my ears. He did it a second time. I was astonished. Prusten?
- ibidem, pages 163–164:
- Prusten is the quietest of tiger calls, a puff through the nose to express friendliness and harmless intentions.
- 2001, Yann Martel, Life of Pi, Canongate (2003), →ISBN, chapter 57, page 163:
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German
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
prusten (weak, third-person singular present prustet, past tense prustete, past participle geprustet, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
infinitive | prusten | ||||
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present participle | prustend | ||||
past participle | geprustet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich pruste | wir prusten | i | ich pruste | wir prusten |
du prustest | ihr prustet | du prustest | ihr prustet | ||
er prustet | sie prusten | er pruste | sie prusten | ||
preterite | ich prustete | wir prusteten | ii | ich prustete1 | wir prusteten1 |
du prustetest | ihr prustetet | du prustetest1 | ihr prustetet1 | ||
er prustete | sie prusteten | er prustete1 | sie prusteten1 | ||
imperative | prust (du) pruste (du) |
prustet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Descendants
- English: prusten
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