kränkeln

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German

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Etymology

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Since the 17th century,[1] as an iterative: krank +‎ -eln.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkʁɛŋkl̩n]
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  • Hyphenation: krän‧keln

Verb

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kränkeln (weak, third-person singular present kränkelt, past tense kränkelte, past participle gekränkelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to be sickly; to be frequently or permanently slightly ill

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “kränkeln”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading

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  • kränkeln” in Duden online
  • kränkeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache