fauchen
German
Alternative forms
- pfauchen (chiefly Austrian)
Etymology
From Middle High German pfūchen, phūchen, from Old High German *pfūhhan (“to spit, puff”), from Proto-Germanic *pukaną (“to spit, puff”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). The modern onset f- instead of pf- is from East Central German. Compare English puke.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfaʊ̯xən/, [ˈfaʊ̯xən], [ˈfaʊ̯xn̩]
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Verb
fauchen (weak, third-person singular present faucht, past tense fauchte, past participle gefaucht, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive, animal sound) to hiss, to spit, to growl
- (intransitive, figurative) to hiss (e.g., escaping steam)
- (intransitive, figurative) to snap (to speak in an irritable way)
Conjugation
Conjugation of fauchen (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | fauchen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | fauchend | ||||
| past participle | gefaucht | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich fauche | wir fauchen | i | ich fauche | wir fauchen |
| du fauchst | ihr faucht | du fauchest | ihr fauchet | ||
| er faucht | sie fauchen | er fauche | sie fauchen | ||
| preterite | ich fauchte | wir fauchten | ii | ich fauchte1 | wir fauchten1 |
| du fauchtest | ihr fauchtet | du fauchtest1 | ihr fauchtet1 | ||
| er fauchte | sie fauchten | er fauchte1 | sie fauchten1 | ||
| imperative | fauch (du) fauche (du) |
faucht (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of fauchen (weak, auxiliary haben)