besoffen

German

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Compare also Dutch bezopen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈzɔfən/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧sof‧fen

Verb

besoffen

  1. first/third-person plural preterite of besaufen

Participle

besoffen

  1. past participle of besaufen

Adjective

besoffen (strong nominative masculine singular besoffener, comparative besoffener or besoffner, superlative am besoffensten)

  1. (informal) drunk
    Synonyms: betrunken, blau, hackedicht, voll
  2. (cooking) made with alcohol
    Synonym: beschwipst
    besoffenes Huhnbeer-can chicken
    besoffene Pflaumenplums in rum and/or red wine

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • besoffen” in Duden online
  • besoffen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache