niederstoßen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From nieder (down) +‎ stoßen (thrust), from Old High German stōzan, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniːdəʁˌʃtoːsən/, [ˈniːdɐˌʃtoːsn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: nie‧der‧sto‧ßen

Verb

niederstoßen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present stößt nieder, past tense stieß nieder, past participle niedergestoßen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to thrust down, to knock down (to hit or knock (something) so that it falls)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Niederstoßer, Niederstoßung

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