Bavarian edit

Alternative forms edit

  • drucka (West Central Bavarian)

Etymology edit

From Middle High German drucken, from Old High German drucchen, from Proto-West Germanic *þrukkijan (to press). Cognates include German drücken and drucken, Yiddish דריקן (drikn) and Dutch drukken.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̥ruɡ̥ːŋ̩/
  • Hyphenation: druckn

Verb edit

druckn (past participle druckt) (East Central Bavarian)

  1. (transitive) to press; to push (e.g., a door handle)
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to weigh heavy (e.g., conscience)
  3. (transitive) to squeeze; to hug (somebody)
  4. (reflexive) to shirk; to avoid (work or responsibility) [+ vua (dative)]
  5. (intransitive, of shoes) to pinch
  6. (transitive) to print (a book, newspaper etc.)
  7. (transitive) to print out

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