schimmeln

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German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German schimmelen, from Old High German scimbalōn; equivalent to Schimmel (mould) +‎ -en (denominative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪml̩n/, /ˈʃɪməln/
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Verb

schimmeln (weak, third-person singular present schimmelt, past tense schimmelte, past participle geschimmelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to mould; become mouldy

Conjugation

Further reading

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