kauern

German

Etymology

Eventually from Middle Low German kūren, whence also English cower. Used in standard German since the 18th century, either directly from German Low German (then with an artificial adaptation of the vocalism) or through an East Central German dialect.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʊ̯ɐn/
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Verb

kauern (weak, third-person singular present kauert, past tense kauerte, past participle gekauert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to crouch; to cower

Conjugation

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Derived terms
  • hinkauern
  • niederkauern
  • zusammenkauern

Further reading
  • “kauern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “kauern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “kauern” in Duden online
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