schlingen
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle High German slingen, from Old High German slingan, from Proto-West Germanic *slingwan, from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (“to twist”). Compare English sling.
Verb[edit]
schlingen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present schlingt, past tense schlang, past participle geschlungen, past subjunctive schlänge, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to wind
- (transitive) to loop, tie, knot
- (reflexive) to wind, coil
- (reflexive, botany) to creep, twine
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | schlingen | ||||
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present participle | schlingend | ||||
past participle | geschlungen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schlinge | wir schlingen | i | ich schlinge | wir schlingen |
du schlingst | ihr schlingt | du schlingest | ihr schlinget | ||
er schlingt | sie schlingen | er schlinge | sie schlingen | ||
preterite | ich schlang | wir schlangen | ii | ich schlänge1 | wir schlängen1 |
du schlangst | ihr schlangt | du schlängest1 du schlängst1 |
ihr schlänget1 ihr schlängt1 | ||
er schlang | sie schlangen | er schlänge1 | sie schlängen1 | ||
imperative | schling (du) schlinge (du) |
schlingt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle High German slinden, verslinden, from Old High German slintan, farslintan, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *fraslindan (“to devour”).
Several dialects of Central German exhibit a regular development -nd- → -ng-, whereby the verb was merged with schlingen (etymology 1). This dialectal form asserted itself in modern standard German, the original consonantism being preserved in the noun Schlund. Cognate with Dutch slinden.
Verb[edit]
schlingen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present schlingt, past tense schlang, past participle geschlungen, past subjunctive schlänge, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | schlingen | ||||
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present participle | schlingend | ||||
past participle | geschlungen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schlinge | wir schlingen | i | ich schlinge | wir schlingen |
du schlingst | ihr schlingt | du schlingest | ihr schlinget | ||
er schlingt | sie schlingen | er schlinge | sie schlingen | ||
preterite | ich schlang | wir schlangen | ii | ich schlänge1 | wir schlängen1 |
du schlangst | ihr schlangt | du schlängest1 du schlängst1 |
ihr schlänget1 ihr schlängt1 | ||
er schlang | sie schlangen | er schlänge1 | sie schlängen1 | ||
imperative | schling (du) schlinge (du) |
schlingt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:German/ɪŋən
- Rhymes:German/ɪŋn̩
- Rhymes:German/ɪŋn̩/2 syllables
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German lemmas
- German verbs
- German strong verbs
- German class 3 strong verbs
- German verbs using haben as auxiliary
- German transitive verbs
- German reflexive verbs
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