ersäufen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German ersoufen, causative to ersaufen.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: er‧säu‧fen
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Verb

ersäufen (weak, third-person singular present ersäuft, past tense ersäufte, past participle ersäuft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (vulgar, transitive) to drown (cause to drown)
    Synonym: ertränken

Conjugation

Further reading

  • ersäufen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ersäufen” in Duden online