erzwingen

See also: Erzwingen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ertwingen, from Old High German irdwingan. Equivalent to er- +‎ zwingen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛɐ̯ˈtsvɪŋən]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: er‧zwin‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋn̩

Verb

erzwingen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present erzwingt, past tense erzwang, past participle erzwungen, past subjunctive erzwänge, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to force (cause to occur, overcoming resistance)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • erzwingbar
  • Erzwingen
  • Erzwingung

Further reading

  • erzwingen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • erzwingen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • erzwingen” in Duden online
  • erzwingen” in OpenThesaurus.de