stürzen

Etymology

From Middle High German stürzen, from Old High German sturzen, from Proto-Germanic *sturtijaną. See also the doublet starten, descended from the same source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃtyʁtsən]
• Hyphenation: stür‧zen

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Verb

stürzen (third-person singular simple present stürzt, past tense stürzte, past participle gestürzt, auxiliary sein)

1. to fall down, to drop, to tumble
2. to dash, to rush, to sprint to something
3. to throw, to hurl
4. to upturn
5. to overthrow, to oust, to dethrone
6. to plunge

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