tretn

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Bavarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German treten, from Old High German tretan, from Proto-West Germanic *tredan, from Proto-Germanic *trudaną. Cognates include German treten, Dutch treden, English tread, Old Norse troða, Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (trudan).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /d̥reːd̥n̩/, [d̥reːn̪]

Verb[edit]

tretn (past participle tretn)

  1. (transitive) to step; to tread; to trample [auxiliary håbn]
  2. (transitive) to kick [auxiliary håbn]
  3. (intransitive) to pedal [auxiliary håbn]
  4. (intransitive, with certain phrases) to come into a state implied by a phrase. [auxiliary sei]
    in Kråft tretnto come into effect
    ån de Stön tretnto take the place
    in Erscheinung tretnto appear (come into appearance)
    in den Hintergrund tretnto become less important (step into the background)
    in Kontakt tretnto get in touch (come into contact)
    in Aktion tretnto become active, to take action
    ztåg tretnto come to light (literally, “to day”)

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