flutschen

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Low German. Compare with English flush.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflʊtʃən/

Verb

1. (somewhat informal) to slip; to move smoothly (out of a grip or through something)

   Die Seife ist mir aus meinen glitschigen Händen geflutscht.

   The soap slipped out of my slippery hands.

Usage notes

• Flutschen describes, in particular, the fast and often undesired movement of something slippery when applied pressure to (e.g. in a hand).

Synonyms

• fluppen
• gleiten

Derived terms

• flutschig
• wegflutschen

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflutʃen/, [ˈflut͡ʃən]

Verb

flutschen (third-person singular present flutscht, past participle geflutscht, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to slide
2. to go smoothly

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	flutschen
participle	geflutscht
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	flutschen	—
2nd singular	flutschs	flutsch
3rd singular	flutscht	—
1st plural	flutschen	—
2nd plural	flutscht	flutscht
3rd plural	flutschen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.