German

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Alternative forms

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  • klucken (northern and central Germany, still widely spoken, occasionally written)

Etymology

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From Middle High German klucken, from Old High German klokkōn, from Proto-West Germanic *klukkwōn, from Proto-Germanic *klukkwōną, of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Dutch klokken, English cluck. The g- by dissimilation.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlʊkən/
  • Hyphenation: glu‧cken
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Verb

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glucken (weak, third-person singular present gluckt, past tense gluckte, past participle gegluckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to cluck
  2. to brood
  3. (colloquial) to sit around together (especially of pairs or groups who do this frequently)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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