schmauchen
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]17th century, derived from Schmauch, which see.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]schmauchen (weak, third-person singular present schmaucht, past tense schmauchte, past participle geschmaucht, auxiliary haben)
- (fairly rare) to give off dense smoke
- Synonym: qualmen
- (informal) to smoke, especially with ease, to puff away at
- 1924, Friedrich Bernhard Störzner, Das weiße Männchen auf dem Kirchberge, in: Reinhardtswalder Sagenbüchlein, Buchhandlung Otto Schmidt, page 11:
- Bis gegen 11 Uhr saß der Einsiedler vor der Hütte, schmauchte sein Pfeifchen und lauschte in die stille Nacht hinaus.
- Until about 11 o'clock the hermit sat in front of the hut, puffed away at his pipe and listened out into the silent night.
- 1924, Friedrich Bernhard Störzner, Das weiße Männchen auf dem Kirchberge, in: Reinhardtswalder Sagenbüchlein, Buchhandlung Otto Schmidt, page 11:
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | schmauchen | ||||
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present participle | schmauchend | ||||
past participle | geschmaucht | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schmauche | wir schmauchen | i | ich schmauche | wir schmauchen |
du schmauchst | ihr schmaucht | du schmauchest | ihr schmauchet | ||
er schmaucht | sie schmauchen | er schmauche | sie schmauchen | ||
preterite | ich schmauchte | wir schmauchten | ii | ich schmauchte1 | wir schmauchten1 |
du schmauchtest | ihr schmauchtet | du schmauchtest1 | ihr schmauchtet1 | ||
er schmauchte | sie schmauchten | er schmauchte1 | sie schmauchten1 | ||
imperative | schmauch (du) schmauche (du) |
schmaucht (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “schmauchen” in Duden online
- “schmauchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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