brühen
See also: Brühen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German brüen, brüejen (“to brew, singe, burn”), from Old High German *bruojan (“to scald, burn”), from Proto-Germanic *brōaną (“to brew”) and related *brewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerw-, *bʰrew- (“to boil, seethe”).
Cognates
Cognate with Middle Dutch broeyen (“to heat”), Old French bruir (“to burn”), Old High German briuwan (“to brew”). More at brew.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bʁyːən]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: brü‧hen
Verb
brühen (weak, third-person singular present brüht, past tense brühte, past participle gebrüht, auxiliary haben)
- (with hot water, transitive) to blanch, pour seething water over
- (with tea or coffee, transitive) to brew, put a pot on
Conjugation
Conjugation of brühen (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | brühen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | brühend | ||||
| past participle | gebrüht | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich brühe | wir brühen | i | ich brühe | wir brühen |
| du brühst | ihr brüht | du brühest | ihr brühet | ||
| er brüht | sie brühen | er brühe | sie brühen | ||
| preterite | ich brühte | wir brühten | ii | ich brühte1 | wir brühten1 |
| du brühtest | ihr brühtet | du brühtest1 | ihr brühtet1 | ||
| er brühte | sie brühten | er brühte1 | sie brühten1 | ||
| imperative | brüh (du) brühe (du) |
brüht (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of brühen (weak, auxiliary haben)