petze

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German

Pronunciation

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Verb

petze

  1. inflection of petzen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

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Etymology

Variant of pfetzen, from Middle High German pfetzen, of uncertain ultimate origin, but compare the origin of English pinch.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

petze

  1. to pinch
    Die Omeise petze mich!
    The ants are pinching me!
    Sie hod eere Bruderche gepetzd.
    She pinched her little brother.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^
    1889–91, “pinch”, in William Dwight Whitney, editor, The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language , volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC:

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Variant of pfetzen, from Middle High German pfetzen, of uncertain ultimate origin, but compare the origin of English pinch.[1]

Verb

petze

  1. to pinch

References

  1. ^
    1889–91, “pinch”, in William Dwight Whitney, editor, The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language , volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC:
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