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zerlassen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German zerlāzen, from Old High German zilāzan. By surface analysis, zer- (asunder) +‎ lassen (let).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡sərˈlasən/, /t͡sɛr-/, [t͡sɐˈlasn̩], [t͡sɛɐ̯-], [-sən]
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  • Hyphenation: zer‧las‧sen

Verb

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zerlassen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present zerlässt, past tense zerließ, past participle zerlassen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (cooking, transitive) to melt

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Participle

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zerlassen

  1. past participle of zerlassen

Adjective

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zerlassen (strong nominative masculine singular zerlassener, not comparable)

  1. melted

Declension

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Usage notes

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Both the verb and the adjective are used primarily if not exclusively of edible fats such as butter and lard. For other substances (e.g. ice, ice cream, metal, lava) the word for melt is schmelzen and for melted (past participle and adjective) it is geschmolzen.

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