sausen

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Dutch[edit]

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Noun[edit]

sausen

  1. plural of saus

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German sūsen, from Old High German sūsōn, of imitative origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈzaʊ̯zən/, [ˈzaʊ̯zn̩] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑɔ̯sɛn/, [ˈsɑɔ̯sn̩] (Austria)
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: sau‧sen

Verb[edit]

sausen (weak, third-person singular present saust, past tense sauste, past participle gesaust, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to rush
  2. to dash, to whizz
    • 2012 April 16, Die Welt[1], archived from the original on 12 April 2013, page 20:
      Zahlreiche Sternschnuppen sausen in dieser Woche vom Nachthimmel.
      Numerous shooting stars are whizzing from the night sky this week.

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Noun[edit]

sausen m

  1. definite singular of saus

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

sausen m

  1. definite singular of saus