tänzeln

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word tänzeln. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word tänzeln, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say tänzeln in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word tänzeln you have here. The definition of the word tänzeln will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oftänzeln, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

German

Etymology

tanzen +‎ -eln

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛnt͡sl̩n/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: tän‧zeln

Verb

tänzeln (weak, third-person singular present tänzelt, past tense tänzelte, past participle getänzelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to sashay
    • 1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs]‎, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      Es fiedelt und tänzelt und hüpfet, / Und klappert mit seinem Gebein, / Und nickt und nickt mit dem Schädel / Unheimlich im Mondenschein
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: tänzelcore

Further reading