kränken

See also: kranken and Kranken

German

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch krenken.

Pronunciation

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Verb

kränken (third-person singular simple present kränkt, past tense kränkte, past participle gekränkt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to insult, to offend
  2. to hurt someone's feelings
  3. to wound (psychologically), belittle
    Man darf, ohne Scaligers Ruhm zu kränken, behaupten, ... (Haupt)

Conjugation

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German krenken. Cognate with German kränken, Dutch krenken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʀæŋken/, [ˈkʀæŋkən]

Verb

kränken (third-person singular present kränkt, past participle gekränkt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to offend, to insult

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive kränken
participle gekränkt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular kränken
2nd singular kränks kränk
3rd singular kränkt
1st plural kränken
2nd plural kränkt kränkt
3rd plural kränken
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Synonyms

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