niederhauen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German niderhouwen, from Old High German nidarhouwan. Equivalent to nieder- +‎ hauen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniːdɐˌhaʊ̯n/
  • Hyphenation: nie‧der‧hau‧en

Verb

niederhauen (weak, third-person singular present haut nieder, past tense haute nieder, past participle niedergehaut, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, archaic) to defeat (an enemy)
    Synonym: niederschlagen
  2. (transitive, archaic) to cut down, to chop down, to tear down
  3. (transitive, chiefly Austria, colloquial) to strike (someone) down, to beat (someone) down; to force someone downwards
    Synonyms: niederschlagen, zusammenhauen, zusammenschlagen

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