dreschen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German dreschen, from Old High German dreskan, from Proto-Germanic *þreskaną. Compare Low German dörschen, Dutch dorsen, English thresh, Danish tærske.
Pronunciation
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Verb
dreschen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present drischt, past tense drosch, past participle gedroschen, past subjunctive drösche, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
| infinitive | dreschen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | dreschend | ||||
| past participle | gedroschen | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich dresche | wir dreschen | i | ich dresche | wir dreschen |
| du drischst du drischt1 |
ihr drescht | du dreschest | ihr dreschet | ||
| er drischt | sie dreschen | er dresche | sie dreschen | ||
| preterite | ich drosch | wir droschen | ii | ich drösche2 | wir dröschen2 |
| du droschst | ihr droscht | du dröschest2 du dröschst2 |
ihr dröschet2 ihr dröscht2 | ||
| er drosch | sie droschen | er drösche2 | sie dröschen2 | ||
| imperative | drisch (du) | drescht (ihr) | |||
1Permitted officially in Austria; used colloquially throughout the German-speaking area.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Related terms
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German dreschen, from Old High German dreskan, from Proto-Germanic *þreskaną. Cognate with German dreschen, English thresh, Dutch dorsen, Icelandic þreskja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʀæʃen/, [ˈdʀæʃən]
Verb
dreschen (third-person singular present drescht, past participle gedresch, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to thresh
Conjugation
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dreschen | |
| participle | gedresch | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | dreschen | — |
| 2nd singular | dreschs | dresch |
| 3rd singular | drescht | — |
| 1st plural | dreschen | — |
| 2nd plural | drescht | drescht |
| 3rd plural | dreschen | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||