faulenzen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German vūlezen (originally “to rot”), which is derived from the predecessor of German faul (“rotten; lazy”) with an intensifying suffix -ezzen (see Proto-Germanic *-atjaną). Later on -n- was infixed, either caused by or causing an association with Lenz (“spring-time”, and hence “time of joy”). Compare also the expression ein lauer Lenz (“a period of idleness”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]faulenzen (weak, third-person singular present faulenzt, past tense faulenzte, past participle gefaulenzt, auxiliary haben)
- to laze
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | faulenzen | ||||
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present participle | faulenzend | ||||
past participle | gefaulenzt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich faulenze | wir faulenzen | i | ich faulenze | wir faulenzen |
du faulenzt | ihr faulenzt | du faulenzest | ihr faulenzet | ||
er faulenzt | sie faulenzen | er faulenze | sie faulenzen | ||
preterite | ich faulenzte | wir faulenzten | ii | ich faulenzte1 | wir faulenzten1 |
du faulenztest | ihr faulenztet | du faulenztest1 | ihr faulenztet1 | ||
er faulenzte | sie faulenzten | er faulenzte1 | sie faulenzten1 | ||
imperative | faulenz (du) faulenze (du) |
faulenzt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Polish: wałęsać się
Further reading
[edit]- “faulenzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “faulenzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “faulenzen” in Duden online
- “faulenzen” in OpenThesaurus.de
Luxembourgish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]faulenzen (third-person singular present faulenzt, past participle gefaulenzt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- to laze about
Conjugation
[edit]Regular | ||
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infinitive | faulenzen | |
participle | gefaulenzt | |
auxiliary | hunn | |
present indicative |
imperative | |
1st singular | faulenzen | — |
2nd singular | faulenz | faulenz |
3rd singular | faulenzt | — |
1st plural | faulenzen | — |
2nd plural | faulenzt | faulenzt |
3rd plural | faulenzen | — |
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. |
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