kitzeln
German
Etymology
From Middle High German kitzeln, from Old High German kizzilōn, from Proto-West Germanic *kitilōn. Cognate with Hunsrik kitzle, Luxembourgish këddelen, English kittle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɪt͡səln/, [ˈkɪt͡sl̩n]
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Verb
kitzeln (weak, third-person singular present kitzelt, past tense kitzelte, past participle gekitzelt, auxiliary haben)
- to tickle
- Das kitzelt! ― That tickles!
Conjugation
infinitive | kitzeln | ||||
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present participle | kitzelnd | ||||
past participle | gekitzelt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich kitzle ich kitzele ich kitzel |
wir kitzeln | i | ich kitzele ich kitzle |
wir kitzeln |
du kitzelst | ihr kitzelt | du kitzelest du kitzlest |
ihr kitzelet ihr kitzlet | ||
er kitzelt | sie kitzeln | er kitzele er kitzle |
sie kitzeln | ||
preterite | ich kitzelte | wir kitzelten | ii | ich kitzelte1 | wir kitzelten1 |
du kitzeltest | ihr kitzeltet | du kitzeltest1 | ihr kitzeltet1 | ||
er kitzelte | sie kitzelten | er kitzelte1 | sie kitzelten1 | ||
imperative | kitzle (du) kitzel (du) kitzele (du) |
kitzelt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Related terms
- abkitzeln
- bauchkitzeln
- durchkitzeln
- herauskitzeln
- kitzelig
- Kitzler
- totkitzeln
- wachkitzeln
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