zerren

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German zerren, from Old High German zerren, from Proto-Germanic *tarjaną, and hence a doublet of German zehren, which see for the ultimate source.

The geminated -rr- is irregular and probably intensive (compare the same in Middle Low German terren, Middle Dutch terren, both alongside tēren). Compare English tear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsɛrən/, , , ,
  • (file)
  • Homophone: zehren (by the monosyllabic pronunciation)

Verb

zerren (weak, third-person singular present zerrt, past tense zerrte, past participle gezerrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to tug
  2. to drag

Conjugation

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Descendants

  • Ladin: zaré

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