maunzen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Nasalised form of mauzen, from earlier mauen, from Middle High German māwen.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈmaʊ̯ntsən/, [ˈmaʊ̯n.t͡sn̩], [ˈmaʊ̯n.sn̩]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aʊ̯nt͡sn̩
- Hyphenation: maun‧zen
Verb
[edit]maunzen (weak, third-person singular present maunzt, past tense maunzte, past participle gemaunzt, auxiliary haben)
Usage notes
[edit]- There is no clear difference between miauen and maunzen. The former is more frequent and neutral, while maunzen tends to be more affective; it may imply that the cat is timid, discontent, or the like.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | maunzen | ||||
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present participle | maunzend | ||||
past participle | gemaunzt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich maunze | wir maunzen | i | ich maunze | wir maunzen |
du maunzt | ihr maunzt | du maunzest | ihr maunzet | ||
er maunzt | sie maunzen | er maunze | sie maunzen | ||
preterite | ich maunzte | wir maunzten | ii | ich maunzte1 | wir maunzten1 |
du maunztest | ihr maunztet | du maunztest1 | ihr maunztet1 | ||
er maunzte | sie maunzten | er maunzte1 | sie maunzten1 | ||
imperative | maunz (du) maunze (du) |
maunzt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading
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- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:German/aʊ̯nt͡sn̩
- German lemmas
- German verbs
- German weak verbs
- German verbs using haben as auxiliary
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