ächzen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German echzen, from Old High German *ahhizen (to say ‘ah’), attested in the verbal noun ahhizōt, derived from the interjection ah (oh; ah; my; alas), whence modern ach (idem).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛçt͡sən/
  • (file)

Verb

ächzen (third-person singular simple present ächzt, past tense ächzte, past participle geächzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (of people) to groan
  2. (of things) to creak

Conjugation

Derived terms

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