schütten

See also: schutten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schütten, schüten (“to shake; to pour”), from Old High German scuttēn (“to shake”), from Proto-Germanic *skudjaną. Cognate with Hunsrik schidde, Dutch schudden (“to shake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃʏtən/, [ˈʃʏtən], [ˈʃʏtn̩]
• Hyphenation: schüt‧ten

• Audio:

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Verb

1. to pour; of both liquids and solids

   Synonym: gießen (of liquids, especially larger quantities)

   Er schüttet sich Wasser ins Glas.

   He’s pouring water into his glass.

   Der Müll wird auf die Halde geschüttet.

   The waste is poured on the dump.

2. (colloquial, impersonal) to rain heavily

   Synonym: gießen

Derived terms

• Schutt
• schütteln
• Schütten
• Schütter
• Schütterei
• ausschütten
• umschütten
• unterschütten
• verschütten
• wegschütten
• zuschütten

Related terms

• schaudern

Further reading

• “schütten” in Duden online

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Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German schütten, from Old Saxon skuttian, from Proto-Germanic *skutjaną. Cognate with German schützen, Hunsrik schitze, Dutch schutten, English shut.

Verb

schütten (past schütt, past participle schütt, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. to shut in
2. to stow, dam up

Conjugation

Conjugation of schütten (weak verb)

infinitive	schütten
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	schütt	schütt
2nd person singular	schüttst	schüttst
3rd person singular	schütt	schütt
plural	schütt	schütten
imperative	present	—
singular	schütt
plural	schütt
participle	present	past
	schütten	schütt
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Synonyms

• insluten
• stauen
• opstauen