lachen
Crimean Gothic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.
Verb
editlachen
- to laugh
- 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:
- Lachen. Ridere.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch lachen, from Old Dutch *lahhan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editlachen
- (intransitive) to laugh
Inflection
editConjugation of lachen (weak with strong past participle) | ||||
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infinitive | lachen | |||
past singular | lachte | |||
past participle | gelachen | |||
infinitive | lachen | |||
gerund | lachen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | lach | lachte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | lacht, lach2 | lachte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | lacht | lachte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | lacht | lachte | ||
3rd person singular | lacht | lachte | ||
plural | lachen | lachten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | lache | lachte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | lachen | lachten | ||
imperative sing. | lach | |||
imperative plur.1 | lacht | |||
participles | lachend | gelachen | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German lachen, from Old High German lahhen, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈlaxən/, [ˈlaxən], [ˈlaxn̩], [ˈlaχən], [ˈlaχn̩]
Audio: (file) Audio (Austria): (file) - Rhymes: -aχn̩
Verb
editlachen (weak, third-person singular present lacht, past tense lachte, past participle gelacht, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to laugh
- über einen Witz lachen
- to laugh at a joke
- (poetic) to smile [with dative ‘upon someone’]
- Das Glück hat ihr gelacht
- Fortune had smiled upon her
Conjugation
editinfinitive | lachen | ||||
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present participle | lachend | ||||
past participle | gelacht | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich lache | wir lachen | i | ich lache | wir lachen |
du lachst | ihr lacht | du lachest | ihr lachet | ||
er lacht | sie lachen | er lache | sie lachen | ||
preterite | ich lachte | wir lachten | ii | ich lachte1 | wir lachten1 |
du lachtest | ihr lachtet | du lachtest1 | ihr lachtet1 | ||
er lachte | sie lachten | er lachte1 | sie lachten1 | ||
imperative | lach (du) lache (du) |
lacht (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Hyponyms
edit- ablachen, anlachen, auslachen
- sich gesundlachen
- sich kranklachen
- schief lachen, schieflachen
- sich schlapplachen
- sich totlachen
- sich weglachen
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “lachen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “lachen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “lachen” in Duden online
- lachen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Low German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German lachen, from Old Saxon hlahhian, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editlachen (past singular lach, past participle lacht, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to laugh
Conjugation
editinfinitive | lachen | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | lach | lach |
2nd person singular | lachs(t) | lachs(t) |
3rd person singular | lach(t) | lach |
plural | lacht, lachen | lachen |
imperative | present | — |
singular | lach(e) | |
plural | lacht | |
participle | present | past |
lachen | (e)lacht, gelacht | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Derived terms
editMiddle Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Old Dutch *lahhan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.
Verb
editlachen
Inflection
editThis verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “lachen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “lachen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
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