German

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Etymology

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ver- +‎ kümmern

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈkʏmɐn]
  • Hyphenation: ver‧küm‧mern
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Verb

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verkümmern (weak, third-person singular present verkümmert, past tense verkümmerte, past participle verkümmert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to waste away
  2. to atrophy

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