durchgraben

See also: Durchgraben

German

Etymology

From Middle High German durchgraben, from Old High German duruhgraban, from Proto-West Germanic *þuruhgraban. Equivalent to durch- +‎ graben. Cognate with Dutch doorgraven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʊɐ̯çˌɡʁaːbm̩/, /ˈdʊɐ̯çˌɡʁaːbən/
  • Hyphenation: durch‧gra‧ben
  • Rhymes: -aːbn̩

Verb

durchgraben (class 6 strong, third-person singular present gräbt durch, past tense grub durch, past participle durchgegraben, past subjunctive grübe durch, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or reflexive) to dig through

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