glucken

German

Alternative forms

  • klucken (northern and central Germany, still widely spoken, occasionally written)

Etymology

From Middle High German klucken, from Old High German klokkōn, from Proto-West Germanic *klukkwōn, from Proto-Germanic *klukkwōną, of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Dutch klokken, English cluck. The g- by dissimilation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlʊkən/
  • Hyphenation: glu‧cken
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

glucken (weak, third-person singular present gluckt, past tense gluckte, past participle gegluckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to cluck
  2. to brood
  3. (colloquial) to sit around together (especially of pairs or groups who do this frequently)

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Further reading

  • glucken” in Duden online
  • glucken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache