ertränken

See also: ertranken

German

Etymology

er- + tränken

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛrˈtrɛŋkən/, [ɛrˈtrɛŋkən], [ɛrˈtrɛŋkn̩], [ɛɐ̯ˈtrɛŋkən], [ɛɐ̯ˈtrɛŋkn̩], [ɛʁˈtʁɛŋkən], [ɛʁˈtʁɛŋkn̩], [ɛɐ̯ˈtʁɛŋkən], [ɛɐ̯ˈtʁɛŋkn̩]
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Verb

ertränken (third-person singular simple present ertränkt, past tense tränkte, past participle ertränkt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to drown
    • 1987, “Helden”, in Der Metzger, performed by Kahlkopf, track 11, 1:51–2:04:
      Rote Flut will uns ertränken, doch wir werden die Wellenbrecher sein
      Frauen und Kindern die Zukunft erhalten, im Land das wir lieben, Deutschland!
      The red deluge wants to drown us, but we will be the wave breakers
      To preserve the future for women and children, in the land we love, Germany!
    Synonym: ersäufen

Conjugation

Verb

ertränken

  1. First-person plural subjunctive II of ertrinken.
  2. Third-person plural subjunctive II of ertrinken.
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