ächzen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German echzen, achzen, echezen, achezen (to say, groan, lament), from Old High German *ahhizen, *ahhizzen (to say ‘ah’), attested in the verbal noun ahhizōt, derived from the interjection ah (oh; ah; my; alas), whence modern ach (idem).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛçt͡sən/
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Verb

ächzen (weak, third-person singular present ächzt, past tense ächzte, past participle geächzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (of people) to groan
  2. (of things) to creak

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Further reading

  • ächzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ächzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • ächzen” in Duden online
  • ächzen” in OpenThesaurus.de