totschießen

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German

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Etymology

tot +‎ schießen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoːtˌʃiːsn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: tot‧schie‧ßen

Verb

totschießen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present schießt tot, past tense schoss tot, past participle totgeschossen, past subjunctive schösse tot, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to shoot dead
    • 1837, Brothers Grimm, “Das Wasser des Lebens”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 2, 3rd edition, page 78:
      „Ach,“ sagte der Jäger, „ich soll euch todtschießen, der König hat mirs befohlen.“ Da erschrack der Prinz, und sprach „lieber Jäger, laß mich leben, da geb ich dir mein königliches Kleid, gib mir dafür dein schlechtes.“
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