torkeln
German
editEtymology
editFrom late Middle High German torkeln, from Late Latin torculo (“to press”), a derivation of Latin torculum (“wine press”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
edittorkeln (weak, third-person singular present torkelt, past tense torkelte, past participle getorkelt, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (dated, transitive) to press (to extract juice from fruits, especially grapes) [auxiliary haben]
- Synonym: keltern
- (intransitive) to totter (to move or stand unsteadily) [auxiliary sein or haben]
- (intransitive) to stagger (to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion) [auxiliary sein]
Conjugation
editinfinitive | torkeln | ||||
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present participle | torkelnd | ||||
past participle | getorkelt | ||||
auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich torkle ich torkele ich torkel |
wir torkeln | i | ich torkele ich torkle |
wir torkeln |
du torkelst | ihr torkelt | du torkelest du torklest |
ihr torkelet ihr torklet | ||
er torkelt | sie torkeln | er torkele er torkle |
sie torkeln | ||
preterite | ich torkelte | wir torkelten | ii | ich torkelte1 | wir torkelten1 |
du torkeltest | ihr torkeltet | du torkeltest1 | ihr torkeltet1 | ||
er torkelte | sie torkelten | er torkelte1 | sie torkelten1 | ||
imperative | torkle (du) torkel (du) torkele (du) |
torkelt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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