flitzen

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German

Etymology

From obsolete Flitz (arrow) +‎ -en, from Vulgar Latin *fleccia, from Frankish *fliukkijā, related to *fleugan (to fly) (whence fliegen), from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *plewk-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɪtsən/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: flit‧zen

Verb

flitzen (weak, third-person singular present flitzt, past tense flitzte, past participle geflitzt, auxiliary sein)

  1. to speed, to whiz, to rush

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • flitzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • flitzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • flitzen” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German flitzen.

Pronunciation

Verb

flitzen (third-person singular present flitzt, past participle geflitzt, auxiliary verb sinn)

  1. to speed, to whiz

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive flitzen
participle geflitzt
auxiliary sinn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular flitzen
2nd singular flitz flitz
3rd singular flitzt
1st plural flitzen
2nd plural flitzt flitzt
3rd plural flitzen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.