ersäufen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ersoufen, causative to ersaufen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯fn̩]
  • Hyphenation: er‧säu‧fen
  • Audio(file)

Verb

ersäufen (weak, third-person singular present ersäuft, past tense ersäufte, past participle ersäuft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (vulgar, transitive) to drown (cause to drown)
    Synonym: ertränken

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “ersäufen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “ersäufen” in Duden online
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