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sickern

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German

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Etymology

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Iterative of seihen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzɪkɐn]
  • IPA(key): [ˈsɪkɐn] (Austria)
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Verb

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sickern (weak, third-person singular present sickert, past tense sickerte, past participle gesickert, auxiliary sein)

  1. to ooze, to seep
    Überschüssiges Wasser sickert in den Boden.
    Excess water seeps into the ground.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • sickern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • sickern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • sickern” in Duden online
  • sickern” in OpenThesaurus.de