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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German frezzen, from Old High German frezzan, firezzan, from Proto-Germanic *fraetaną. Cognate with Dutch vreten, English fret, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (fraitan), Swedish fräta.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Verb[edit]
fressen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present frisst, past tense fraß, past participle gefressen, past subjunctive fräße, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive or intransitive, of an animal) to eat; to feed on; to devour
- (transitive or intransitive, of a person, derogatory) to stuff oneself; to gorge oneself; to eat like a pig
- Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral.
- First comes the stomach, then comes ethics.
- (figuratively, chiefly reflexive) to eat away (e.g. metal) [+ durch (object)]
- (figuratively, transitive) to consume, to guzzle, to burn (e.g. fuel, money)
- (transitive, colloquial, perfect only) to despise, to have a pet peeve against
- Den hab ich ja gefressen! ― I can’t stand that guy! (literally, “I have eaten that one.”)
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | fressen | ||||
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present participle | fressend | ||||
past participle | gefressen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
present | ich fresse | wir fressen | i | ich fresse | wir fressen |
du frisst | ihr fresst | du fressest | ihr fresset | ||
er frisst | sie fressen | er fresse | sie fressen | ||
preterite | ich fraß | wir fraßen | ii | ich fräße1 | wir fräßen1 |
du fraßest du fraßt |
ihr fraßt | du fräßest1 du fräßt1 |
ihr fräßet1 ihr fräßt1 | ||
er fraß | sie fraßen | er fräße1 | sie fräßen1 | ||
imperative | friss (du) | fresst (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Descendants[edit]
- → English: fress (or from Yiddish)
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Further reading[edit]
- “fressen” in Duden online
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