krachen

See also: Krachen and Krächen

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German krahhōn, from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, from Proto-Germanic *krakōną. Cognate with Bavarian kråchn, kråcha, Dutch kraken, Old English cracian and English crack.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkʁaχŋ̍]
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  • Rhymes: -axən

Verb

krachen (weak, third-person singular present kracht, past tense krachte, past participle gekracht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to crash (collide, fall or come down violently)
  2. to crack, creak

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  • aufkrachen
  • hineinkrachen
  • Krach
  • Kracher
  • Krachlederne
  • Krachmandel
  • Kracke
  • verkrachen

Further reading
  • “krachen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “krachen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “krachen” in Duden online
  • “krachen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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