kauen

German

Etymology

From Old High German kiuwan, from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, (compare Low German käwwen, Dutch kauwen, West Frisian kôgje, English chew), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʊ̯ən/
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  • Hyphenation: kau‧en

Verb

kauen (third-person singular simple present kaut, past tense kaute, past participle gekaut, auxiliary haben)

  1. to chew

Conjugation

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