German edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌʊntəʁˈlaʊ̯fən/, [ˌʔʊn.tɐˈlaʊ̯.fn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: un‧ter‧lau‧fen

Etymology 1 edit

unter- +‎ laufen

Verb edit

unterlaufen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present unterläuft, past tense unterlief, past participle unterlaufen, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to circumvent, to undermine [auxiliary haben]
  2. to crop up, to be made (of a mistake or error) [+dative = person making the mistake] [auxiliary sein]
    Mir ist ein Fehler unterlaufenI made a mistake
  3. (ball games) to foul (a player) by tackling their legs while they are jumping [auxiliary haben]
  4. (rare) to appear (and be noticed) [auxiliary sein]
  5. to become bruised (e.g. of skin tissue) [auxiliary sein]
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

unter +‎ laufen

Verb edit

unterlaufen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present läuft unter, past tense lief unter, past participle untergelaufen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (dated) to crop up, to be made (of a mistake or error) [+dative = person making the mistake]
  2. (rare) to appear (and be noticed)
Conjugation edit

Further reading edit