trotten
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German trotten (late 14th c.), from Old French trotter, troter (“to trot”). The French verb is possibly from Old High German trotōn (“to press wine”) or from a hypothetical Frankish *trottōn (“to tread”), both related with German treten. An alternative theory derives it from Latin tolutim (“trottingly”). See French trotter and English trot for more.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
trotten (weak, third-person singular present trottet, past tense trottete, past participle getrottet, auxiliary sein)
- to trot
- 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 52:
- Ein offener Einspänner trottete vorbei, der Kutscher schwang grüßend die Peitsche.
- A one-horse open carriage came trotting along, the coachman waved the whip in a saluting way.
Conjugation edit
infinitive | trotten | ||||
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present participle | trottend | ||||
past participle | getrottet | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich trotte | wir trotten | i | ich trotte | wir trotten |
du trottest | ihr trottet | du trottest | ihr trottet | ||
er trottet | sie trotten | er trotte | sie trotten | ||
preterite | ich trottete | wir trotteten | ii | ich trottete1 | wir trotteten1 |
du trottetest | ihr trottetet | du trottetest1 | ihr trottetet1 | ||
er trottete | sie trotteten | er trottete1 | sie trotteten1 | ||
imperative | trott (du) trotte (du) |
trottet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.