faulen

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaʊ̯lən/

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German fūlen, vūlen, from Old High German fūlēn, from Proto-Germanic *fūlijaną (“to become foul; rot; decay”).

Verb

1. to rot (become decomposed by microorganisms)

Derived terms

• abfaulen
• anfaulen
• ausfaulen
• durchfaulen
• verfaulen

Etymology 2

Adjective

faulen

1. inflection of faul:
   1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
   2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
   3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
   4. strong dative plural
   5. weak/mixed all-case plural

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German vūlen, from Old High German fūlēn. Cognate with German faulen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfau̯len/, [ˈfɑʊ̯lən]

Verb

faulen (third-person singular present fault, past participle gefault, auxiliary verb sinn)

1. (intransitive) to rot, to decay

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	faulen
participle	gefault
auxiliary	sinn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	faulen	—
2nd singular	fauls	faul
3rd singular	fault	—
1st plural	faulen	—
2nd plural	fault	fault
3rd plural	faulen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.