schütten

See also: schutten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schütten, schüten (“to shake; to pour”), from Old High German scuttēn (“to shake”), from Proto-Germanic *skudjaną. Cognate with Dutch schudden (“to shake”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʏtən/, [ˈʃʏtən], [ˈʃʏtn̩]
  • Hyphenation: schüt‧ten
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Verb

schütten (third-person singular simple present schüttet, past tense schüttete, past participle geschüttet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to pour; of both liquids and solids
    Synonym: gießen (of liquids, especially larger quantities)
    Er schüttet sich Wasser ins Glas.
    He’s pouring water into his glass.
    Der Müll wird auf die Halde geschüttet.
    The waste is poured on the dump.
  2. (colloquial, impersonal) to rain heavily
    Synonym: gießen

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Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German schütten, from Old Saxon skuttian, from Proto-Germanic *skutjaną. Cognate with German schützen, Dutch schutten, English shut.

Verb

schütten (past schütt, past participle schütt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to shut in
  2. to stow, dam up

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