stürzen

See also: Stürzen

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German stürzen, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German sturzen, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *sturtijaną. See also the doublet starten, descended from the same source. Compare English start.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃtyʁtsən]
• Hyphenation: stür‧zen

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Verb

1. to fall down, to drop, to tumble
2. to dash, to rush, to sprint to something
3. to throw, to hurl
4. to upturn
5. to overthrow, to oust, to dethrone
6. to drop off steeply
7. (reflexive) to plunge

Derived terms

• abstürzen
• einstürzen
• herabstürzen (“to come crashing down”)
• hinunterstürze (“to tumble down”)
• niederstürzen
• vorwärtsstürzen
• zusammenstürzen

Related terms

• bestürzen
• Sturz

Further reading

• “stürzen” in Duden online