kränkeln

German

Etymology

Since the 17th century,[1] as an iterative: krank + -eln.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʁɛŋkl̩n]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: krän‧keln

Verb

kränkeln (weak, third-person singular present kränkelt, past tense kränkelte, past participle gekränkelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to be sickly; to be frequently or permanently slightly ill

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • dahinkränkeln
  • Kränkelei

References

  1. Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “kränkeln”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading

  • kränkeln” in Duden online
  • kränkeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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