suchten

See also: Suchten and Süchten

German

Etymology 1

Verbalisation of Sucht (“addiction”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʊxtən/, /zʊxtən/

Verb

suchten (weak)

1. to do something extensively, often in a single sitting over a long time, as if addicted.

   Ich suchte diese Fernsehserie.

   I am addicted to this TV show.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suːxtən/, /zuːxtən/

Verb

suchten

1. (deprecated template usage) First-person plural preterite of suchen.
2. (deprecated template usage) Third-person plural preterite of suchen.
3. (deprecated template usage) First-person plural subjunctive II of suchen.
4. (deprecated template usage) Third-person plural subjunctive II of suchen.

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *sūfton.

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Verb

suchten

1. to sigh
2. to moan

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: zuchten
  • Afrikaans: sug
  • Negerhollands: sucht
• Limburgish: zöchte

Further reading

• “suchten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “suchten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN