rülpsen
German
editEtymology
editUncertain. Usually regarded as imitative (lautmalend).
Compare Middle Low German ruspelen (“to burp, regurgitate, vomit”), Middle High German rüspeln, riuspeln ("to clear one's throat"; > German räuspeln, räuspern), Old High German girūspen (“to resist, struggle up”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈrʏlpsən/, /røːpsən/, /rœlpsən/
Audio: (file) - The pronunciation with /øː/ goes back at least to the 18th century but is not usually reflected in written language. The pronunciation with /œ/ is a blend of both.
Verb
editrülpsen (weak, third-person singular present rülpst, past tense rülpste, past participle gerülpst, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | rülpsen | ||||
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present participle | rülpsend | ||||
past participle | gerülpst | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich rülpse | wir rülpsen | i | ich rülpse | wir rülpsen |
du rülpst | ihr rülpst | du rülpsest | ihr rülpset | ||
er rülpst | sie rülpsen | er rülpse | sie rülpsen | ||
preterite | ich rülpste | wir rülpsten | ii | ich rülpste1 | wir rülpsten1 |
du rülpstest | ihr rülpstet | du rülpstest1 | ihr rülpstet1 | ||
er rülpste | sie rülpsten | er rülpste1 | sie rülpsten1 | ||
imperative | rülps (du) rülpse (du) |
rülpst (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.