flitzen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From obsolete Flitz (arrow) +‎ -en, from Vulgar Latin *fleccia, from Frankish *fliukkijā, related to *fleugan (to fly) (whence fliegen), from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *plewk-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɪtsən/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: flit‧zen

Verb[edit]

flitzen (weak, third-person singular present flitzt, past tense flitzte, past participle geflitzt, auxiliary sein)

  1. to speed, to whiz, to rush

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Further reading[edit]

  • flitzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • flitzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • flitzen” in Duden online

Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German flitzen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈflitsen/, [ˈflit͡sən]

Verb[edit]

flitzen (third-person singular present flitzt, past participle geflitzt, auxiliary verb sinn)

  1. to speed, to whiz

Conjugation[edit]

Regular
infinitive flitzen
participle geflitzt
auxiliary sinn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular flitzen
2nd singular flitz flitz
3rd singular flitzt
1st plural flitzen
2nd plural flitzt flitzt
3rd plural flitzen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.