durchkämmen

See also: Durchkämmen

German

Etymology 1

durch + kämmen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʊʁçˌkɛmən/, [ˈdʊɐ̯çˌkɛmn̩]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: durch‧käm‧men

Verb

durchkämmen (weak, third-person singular present kämmt durch, past tense kämmte durch, past participle durchgekämmt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to comb thoroughly
  2. to search throughly
Usage notes

When used to mean 'search throughly', this verb may be treated as an inseparable verb, by analogy with other inseparable verbs carrying a similar meaning, such as durchsuchen or durchstreifen.

Conjugation
Derived terms
  • Durchkämmer, Durchkämmung, Durchkämmerei

Etymology 2

From Etymology 1 (sense 2 above). Reanalyzed as an inseparable verb.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʊʁçˈkɛmən/, [dʊɐ̯çˈkɛmn̩]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: durch‧käm‧men

Verb

durchkämmen (weak, third-person singular present durchkämmt, past tense durchkämmte, past participle durchkämmt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to search throughly
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • Durchkämmer, Durchkämmung

Further reading

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