German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German plundern, plunderen, from Middle Low German plunderen, plünderen, plünren, from Middle Low German plunder, plonder (robbery, plunder", originally "thing, stuff), related to Middle Low German plunde, plünde (junk, stuff, rags, old clothes), of unknown origin. Compare Middle Low German plundich (raggedy, tattered, shabby). Cognate with Dutch plunderen, West Frisian plonderje, and (by borrowing from Early Modern German) English plunder. Related also to German Plunder (stuff).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈplʏn.dɐn/
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Verb

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plündern (weak, third-person singular present plündert, past tense plünderte, past participle geplündert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to loot; to plunder; to pillage; to raid (to steal large amounts (from), especially in a state of war or catastrophe)
  2. (colloquial, transitive) to take or buy a lot from (e.g. a refrigerator, a shop)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • plündern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • plündern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • plündern” in Duden online
  • plündern” in OpenThesaurus.de