metzeln
German
editEtymology
editFrom late Middle High German metzelen, from Medieval Latin macellare (“slaughter”), from Latin macellum (“meat, meat market”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editmetzeln (weak, third-person singular present metzelt, past tense metzelte, past participle gemetzelt, auxiliary haben)
- to slaughter
Conjugation
editinfinitive | metzeln | ||||
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present participle | metzelnd | ||||
past participle | gemetzelt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich metzle ich metzele ich metzel |
wir metzeln | i | ich metzele ich metzle |
wir metzeln |
du metzelst | ihr metzelt | du metzelest du metzlest |
ihr metzelet ihr metzlet | ||
er metzelt | sie metzeln | er metzele er metzle |
sie metzeln | ||
preterite | ich metzelte | wir metzelten | ii | ich metzelte1 | wir metzelten1 |
du metzeltest | ihr metzeltet | du metzeltest1 | ihr metzeltet1 | ||
er metzelte | sie metzelten | er metzelte1 | sie metzelten1 | ||
imperative | metzle (du) metzel (du) metzele (du) |
metzelt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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