German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German pfūchen, phūchen, from Old High German *pfūhhan (to spit, puff), from Proto-Germanic *pukaną (to spit, puff), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (to blow, swell). The modern onset f- instead of pf- is from East Central German. Compare English puke.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfaʊ̯xən/, [ˈfaʊ̯xən], [ˈfaʊ̯xn̩]
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Verb

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fauchen (weak, third-person singular present faucht, past tense fauchte, past participle gefaucht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (animal sound) to hiss, to spit

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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