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zerren

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German zerren, from Old High German zerren, from Proto-Germanic *tarjaną, and hence a doublet of German zehren, which see for the ultimate source.

The geminated -rr- is irregular and probably intensive (compare the same in Middle Low German terren, Middle Dutch terren, both alongside tēren). Compare English tear.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtsɛrən/, [ˈtsɛʁən], [-ʁn̩], [-ʁɴ̩], [tsɛɐ̯n]
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  • Homophone: zehren (by the monosyllabic pronunciation)

Verb

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zerren (weak, third-person singular present zerrt, past tense zerrte, past participle gezerrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to tug
  2. to drag

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Ladin: zaré

Further reading

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