See also: Blitzen

German

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Etymology

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From earlier blickzen, from Middle High German bleczen, from Old High German blechazan, bleckezzen, blekkezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *blikkattjan (to shine, glitter).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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blitzen (weak, third-person singular present blitzt, past tense blitzte, past participle geblitzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to lighten
  2. (intransitive) to flash
  3. (intransitive) to sparkle
  4. (transitive, speed camera or red light camera) to flash

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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