schraffieren

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German schrafferen, from Middle Dutch schraeffeeren, from Italian sgraffiare (scratch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃʁaˈfiːʁən/, [ʃʁaˈfiːɐ̯n]
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  • Hyphenation: schraf‧fie‧ren

Verb

schraffieren (weak, third-person singular present schraffiert, past tense schraffierte, past participle schraffiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to hatch (shade an area with fine lines)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Schraffierung

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