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spechtln

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Bavarian

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Etymology

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Iterative form of spechtn, from Middle High German spēhen (to watch, peer, peek), from Old High German spehōn, spiohōn, from Proto-West Germanic *spehōn, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (to see, look), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (to look).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃb̥e̞çd̥l̩n/
  • Hyphenation: spechtln

Verb

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spechtln (past participle gspechtlt) (chiefly East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)

  1. to spy, to watch, to view
  2. to peep, to act as a voyeur

Conjugation

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Conjugation of spechtln
infinitive spechtln
past participle gspechtlt
present past subjunctive
1st person singular spechtl spechtlad
2nd person singular spechtlst spechtladst
3rd person singular spechtlt spechtlad
1st person plural spechtln spechtladn
2nd person plural spechtlts spechtlads
3rd person plural spechtln spechtladn
imperative
singular spechtl
plural spechtlts

Derived terms

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  • spechtln

Descendants

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  • Austrian German: spechteln