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Etymology
[edit]ver- + wittern, from Middle High German witeren, from Middle High German weter, from Old High German wetar. From Proto-Germanic *wedrą (“weather”), eventually from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰrom.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]verwittern (weak, third-person singular present verwittert, past tense verwitterte, past participle verwittert, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (intransitive) to erode
- (transitive, hunting) to overhaul the smell of a place to lure or scare wild animals
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | verwittern | ||||
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present participle | verwitternd | ||||
past participle | verwittert | ||||
auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich verwittre ich verwittere ich verwitter |
wir verwittern | i | ich verwittere ich verwittre |
wir verwittern |
du verwitterst | ihr verwittert | du verwitterest du verwittrest |
ihr verwitteret ihr verwittret | ||
er verwittert | sie verwittern | er verwittere er verwittre |
sie verwittern | ||
preterite | ich verwitterte | wir verwitterten | ii | ich verwitterte1 | wir verwitterten1 |
du verwittertest | ihr verwittertet | du verwittertest1 | ihr verwittertet1 | ||
er verwitterte | sie verwitterten | er verwitterte1 | sie verwitterten1 | ||
imperative | verwittre (du) verwitter (du) verwittere (du) |
verwittert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “verwittern” in Duden online
- “verwittern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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