Bavarian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German dræjen, dræhen, from Old High German drāen (akin to Old Saxon thrāian), from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną. Cognate with German drehen, Dutch draaien and English throw.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈd̥rɑːn/
  • Hyphenation: drahn

Verb

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drahn (past participle draht)

  1. (transitive) to turn
  2. (reflexive) to turn (one’s body), turn around
  3. (transitive) to roll, twist, make something revolve, rotate
  4. (reflexive) to revolve, rotate, spin
  5. (film, transitive or intransitive) to shoot
  6. (transitive, figuratively) to spin, manipulate (to influence something in a certain sense and/or one's favour)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of drahn
infinitive drahn
past participle draht
present past subjunctive
1st person singular drah drahrad
2nd person singular drahst drahradst
3rd person singular drahd drahrad
1st person plural drahn drahradn
2nd person plural drahts drahrats
3rd person plural drahn drahradn
imperative
singular drah
plural drahts

Derived terms

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