See also: Lachen

Crimean Gothic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.

Verb edit

lachen

  1. to laugh

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch lachen, from Old Dutch *lahhan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑxə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: la‧chen

Verb edit

lachen

  1. (intransitive) to laugh

Inflection edit

Inflection of lachen (weak with strong past participle)
infinitive lachen
past singular lachte
past participle gelachen
infinitive lachen
gerund lachen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular lach lachte
2nd person sing. (jij) lacht lachte
2nd person sing. (u) lacht lachte
2nd person sing. (gij) lacht lachte
3rd person singular lacht lachte
plural lachen lachten
subjunctive sing.1 lache lachte
subjunctive plur.1 lachen lachten
imperative sing. lach
imperative plur.1 lacht
participles lachend gelachen
1) Archaic.

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Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: lag
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: laki
  • Javindo: lach, lag, lah
  • Negerhollands: lach, lak
  • Petjo: lahen

German edit

 
lachen

Etymology edit

From Middle High German lachen, from Old High German lahhen, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaxən/, [ˈlaxən], [ˈlaxn̩], [ˈlaχən], [ˈlaχn̩]
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aχn̩

Verb edit

lachen (weak, third-person singular present lacht, past tense lachte, past participle gelacht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to laugh
    über einen Witz lachen
    to laugh at a joke
  2. (poetic, with dative) to smile upon (somebody)
    Das Glück hat ihr gelacht
    Fortune had smiled upon her

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Low German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German lachen, from Old Saxon hlahhian, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

lachen (past singular lach, past participle lacht, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to laugh

Conjugation edit

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Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Old Dutch *lahhan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.

Verb edit

lachen

  1. to laugh
  2. to smile
  3. to be happy

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