schnurren
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See also: Schnurren
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German snurren, ablaut variant of snarren (whence modern schnarren), ultimately of imitative origin (lautmalend); compare Dutch snorren, as well as English snarl. Pfeifer ultimately connects these terms to an onomatopoeic Proto-Indo-European *(s)nur- (“to grumble, growl”), and adduces nörgeln (“to nag, grumble”) as a cognate.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]schnurren (weak, third-person singular present schnurrt, past tense schnurrte, past participle geschnurrt, auxiliary haben)
- (of cats etc.) to purr (produce a vibrating, whirring sound, especially when satisfied)
- Unsere Hauskatze schnurrt immer, wenn sie merkt, dass ihr Mahl vorbereitet wird.
- Our house cat always purrs when she notices that her meal is being prepared.
- (figurative, of an engine or mechanism) to produce a “healthy” sound that indicates good function
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | schnurren | ||||
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present participle | schnurrend | ||||
past participle | geschnurrt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schnurre | wir schnurren | i | ich schnurre | wir schnurren |
du schnurrst | ihr schnurrt | du schnurrest | ihr schnurret | ||
er schnurrt | sie schnurren | er schnurre | sie schnurren | ||
preterite | ich schnurrte | wir schnurrten | ii | ich schnurrte1 | wir schnurrten1 |
du schnurrtest | ihr schnurrtet | du schnurrtest1 | ihr schnurrtet1 | ||
er schnurrte | sie schnurrten | er schnurrte1 | sie schnurrten1 | ||
imperative | schnurr (du) schnurre (du) |
schnurrt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “schnurren”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
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