bunkern

See also: Bunkern

German

Etymology

From Bunker (bunker, place for storing coal) +‎ -n.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʊŋkərn/, [ˈbʊŋ.kɐn]

Verb

bunkern (weak, third-person singular present bunkert, past tense bunkerte, past participle gebunkert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (nautical) to load (something) into a ship’s bunker
    Der Kapitän hatte nur die halbe Menge Kohle bunkern lassen.
    The captain had ordered to bunker only half the usual amount of coal.
  2. (figurative, informal) to hoard, stash, to amass (and hide)
    Synonyms: horten, hamstern, ansammeln, verstecken
    • 2003, “Der Steuersong”, performed by Elmar Brandt:
      Ich greif euch tief in die Tasche / Jeder von euch Spackos bunkert irgendwo noch Asche / Und die hol ich mir, die find ich schon, egal wo sie liegt.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Bunkerer, Bunkerei, Bunkerung

Swedish

Noun

bunkern

  1. definite singular of bunker