strotzen

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), ultimately from the root of starren (“to be covered”). Cognate with Old Norse þrútenn (“swollen”), English strut.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʃtʁɔt͡sn̩]
  • Hyphenation: strot‧zen
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Verb

strotzen (weak, third-person singular present strotzt, past tense strotzte, past participle gestrotzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to be full of, to overflow with, to teem with, etc. [+ von (object)] or [+ vor (object)]
    Die Mannschaft strotzt zu Beginn des Spiels vor Selbstvertrauen.
    The team is bursting with confidence at the start of the game.

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883), “strotzen”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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