schlemmen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German slammen, possibly from slampen by influence from Schlamm; see schlampen for more. Compare Dutch slempen, English slam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlemən/, [ˈʃlemən], [-mn̩]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: schlem‧men
  • Homophone: schlämmen (some regions)

Verb

schlemmen (weak, third-person singular present schlemmt, past tense schlemmte, past participle geschlemmt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to debauch, feast

Conjugation

Further reading

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