glucken
German
editAlternative forms
edit- klucken (northern and central Germany, still widely spoken, occasionally written)
Etymology
editFrom 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
editVerb
editglucken (weak, third-person singular present gluckt, past tense gluckte, past participle gegluckt, auxiliary haben)
- to cluck
- to brood
- (colloquial) to sit around together (especially of pairs or groups who do this frequently)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | glucken | ||||
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present participle | gluckend | ||||
past participle | gegluckt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich glucke | wir glucken | i | ich glucke | wir glucken |
du gluckst | ihr gluckt | du gluckest | ihr glucket | ||
er gluckt | sie glucken | er glucke | sie glucken | ||
preterite | ich gluckte | wir gluckten | ii | ich gluckte1 | wir gluckten1 |
du glucktest | ihr glucktet | du glucktest1 | ihr glucktet1 | ||
er gluckte | sie gluckten | er gluckte1 | sie gluckten1 | ||
imperative | gluck (du) glucke (du) |
gluckt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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