German edit

Alternative forms edit

  • klucken (northern and central Germany, still widely spoken, occasionally written)

Etymology edit

From Middle High German klucken, from Proto-Germanic *klukkwōną, of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Dutch klokken, English cluck. The g- by dissimilation.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlʊkən/
  • Hyphenation: glu‧cken
  • (file)

Verb edit

glucken (weak, third-person singular present gluckt, past tense gluckte, past participle gegluckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to cluck
  2. to brood
  3. (colloquial) to sit around together (especially of pairs or groups who do this frequently)

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Further reading edit

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