erkälten

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German erkelten. Analyzable as er- +‎ kalt +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈkɛltən/, ,
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  • Hyphenation: er‧käl‧ten

Verb

erkälten (weak, third-person singular present erkältet, past tense erkältete, past participle erkältet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to catch a cold
    Synonym: (less common) verkühlen

Conjugation

Further reading

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