German

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Etymology

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er- +‎ saufen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɛɐ̯ˈzaʊ̯fn̩]
  • Hyphenation: er‧sau‧fen
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Verb

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ersaufen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present ersäuft, past tense ersoff, past participle ersoffen, past subjunctive ersöffe, auxiliary sein)

  1. (vulgar, intransitive) to drown
    Synonym: ertrinken

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • ersaufen” in Duden online
  • ersaufen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache