spicken
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German spicken, from Middle Low German specken, analyzable as Speck + -en. The meaning “cheat at an exam” was possibly influenced by spähen (“to peek, spy”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]spicken (weak, third-person singular present spickt, past tense spickte, past participle gespickt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, cooking) to stuff meat with bacon, to lard
- (transitive, figurative) to adorn something profusely
- Dieser Text ist mit Zitaten gespickt
- This text is rich with quotes
- (transitive, colloquial) to cheat (on schoolwork) by copying
- (transitive, colloquial) to bribe
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | spicken | ||||
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present participle | spickend | ||||
past participle | gespickt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich spicke | wir spicken | i | ich spicke | wir spicken |
du spickst | ihr spickt | du spickest | ihr spicket | ||
er spickt | sie spicken | er spicke | sie spicken | ||
preterite | ich spickte | wir spickten | ii | ich spickte1 | wir spickten1 |
du spicktest | ihr spicktet | du spicktest1 | ihr spicktet1 | ||
er spickte | sie spickten | er spickte1 | sie spickten1 | ||
imperative | spick (du) spicke (du) |
spickt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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