verschlingen
German
Etymology
From ver- + schlingen (“to swallow food without chewing”). Cognate with Dutch verslinden.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪŋən/, [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪŋən], [fɐ-], [-ˈʃlɪŋŋ̩]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɪŋn̩
Verb
verschlingen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present verschlingt, past tense verschlang, past participle verschlungen, past subjunctive verschlänge, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to devour, to swallow up, to eat without chewing
Conjugation
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Derived terms
- Verschlinger
- Verschlingung
Further reading
- “verschlingen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “verschlingen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “verschlingen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “verschlingen” in Duden online
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