häufen

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See also: haufen and Haufen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German houfen, hūfen, from Old High German hūfōn, from hūfo (a heap), from Proto-Germanic *haupaz, whence English heap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔʏ̯fən/
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Verb

häufen (weak, third-person singular present häuft, past tense häufte, past participle gehäuft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to heap (up), to pile up
  2. to amass, accumulate, aggregate
  3. (reflexive) to pile up, to accrete
  4. (childish) to poop, defecate
    Mama, er hat auf den Boden gehäuft!
    Mom, he pooped on the floor!

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Further reading

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