See also: Krachen and Krächen

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German krachen, from Old High German krahhōn, from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, from Proto-Germanic *krakōną. Cognate with Bavarian kråchn, kråcha, Dutch kraken, Old English cracian and English crack.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʁaχŋ̍]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -axən

Verb edit

krachen (weak, third-person singular present kracht, past tense krachte, past participle gekracht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to crash (collide, fall or come down violently)
  2. to crack, creak

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Further reading edit

  • krachen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • krachen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • krachen” in Duden online
  • krachen” in OpenThesaurus.de