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German
Etymology
From Middle High German zucken, from Old High German zucken, zuhhen, from Proto-West Germanic *tukkijan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡sʏkn̩/
- Hyphenation: zü‧cken
Verb
zücken (weak, third-person singular present zückt, past tense zückte, past participle gezückt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to pull something out and ready it for use, to draw (a weapon)
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Ezekiel 28:7 (with KJV translation)
darum, siehe, ich will Fremde über dich schicken, nämlich die Tyrannen der Heiden; die sollen ihr Schwert zücken über deine schöne Weisheit und deine große Ehre zu Schanden machen.- Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
zücken (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
zücken (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “zücken” in Duden online
- “zücken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache