German
Etymology
From Middle High German drucken, from Old High German drucchen, from Proto-Germanic *þrukkijaną (“to press”). Doublet of drücken (“to press, push”) with Upper German lack of umlaut before a velar geminate; the first German printers were in the south.
Pronunciation
Verb
drucken (weak, third-person singular present druckt, past tense druckte, past participle gedruckt, auxiliary haben)
- to print (a book, newspaper etc.)
Conjugation
infinitive | |||||
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present participle | druckend | ||||
past participle | gedruckt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich drucke | wir drucken | i | ich drucke | wir drucken |
du druckst | ihr druckt | du druckest | ihr drucket | ||
er druckt | sie drucken | er drucke | sie drucken | ||
preterite | ich druckte | wir druckten | ii | ich druckte1 | wir druckten1 |
du drucktest | ihr drucktet | du drucktest1 | ihr drucktet1 | ||
er druckte | sie druckten | er druckte1 | sie druckten1 | ||
imperative | druck (du) drucke (du) |
druckt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Related terms
Further reading
- “drucken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “drucken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “drucken” in Duden online
- “drucken” in OpenThesaurus.de
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *thrukken, from Proto-Germanic *þrukkijaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
- to press
Inflection
Weak | ||
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Infinitive | ||
3rd sg. past | — | |
3rd pl. past | — | |
Past participle | — | |
Infinitive | ||
In genitive | druckens | |
In dative | druckene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | drucke | — |
2nd singular | drucs, druckes | — |
3rd singular | druct, drucket | — |
1st plural | — | |
2nd plural | druct, drucket | — |
3rd plural | — | |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | drucke | — |
2nd singular | drucs, druckes | — |
3rd singular | drucke | — |
1st plural | — | |
2nd plural | druct, drucket | — |
3rd plural | — | |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | druc, drucke | |
Plural | druct, drucket | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | druckende | — |
Descendants
Further reading
- “drucken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “drucken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Swedish
Adjective
drucken (not comparable)
- drunk; under the influence of alcohol
Declension
Inflection of drucken | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | — | — | |
Neuter singular | drucket | — | — |
Plural | druckna | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | druckne | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | druckne | — | — |
All | druckna | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
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