Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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  • drucka (West Central Bavarian)

Etymology

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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

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

Verb

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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) [with vua (+ dative)]
  5. (intransitive, of shoes) to pinch
  6. (transitive) to print (a book, newspaper etc.)
  7. (transitive) to print out

Conjugation

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Conjugation of druckn
infinitive druckn
past participle druckt
present past subjunctive
1st person singular druck druckad
2nd person singular druckst druckadst
3rd person singular druckt druckad
1st person plural druckn druckadn
2nd person plural druckts druckats
3rd person plural druckn druckadn
imperative
singular druck
plural druckts

Derived terms

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