German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Low German and Middle Low German brassen, probably related to the root of Swedish brasa (small fire), French braise (live coals), comparing boastful behavior to the sound of roasting food.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʁasən]
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  • Hyphenation: pras‧sen

Verb edit

prassen (weak, third-person singular present prasst, past tense prasste, past participle geprasst, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to splurge, to live extravagantly

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • prassen” in Duden online
  • prassen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache