kratzen

See also: Kratzen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kratzen, from Old High German krazzōn, chrazzōn, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gred- (compare Albanian gërresë (“rasp, scraper”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʀat͡sn̩/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: krat‧zen

Verb

1. to scratch

Synonyms

• schrappen
• schrammen
• schaben

Derived terms

Derived terms

• abkratzen
• aufkratzen
• die Kurve kratzen
• Kratzen
• Kratzer
• Kratzbaum (“scratching post”) (for a cat)
• Kratzbürste

• kratzig
• verkratzen
• Wolkenkratzer
• zerkratzen

Further reading

• “kratzen” in Duden online