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dösen

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See also: Dosen

German

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Etymology

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From German Low German dösen, from Middle High German dōsen (“to snooze, slumber" also "to roar, rustle, whizz, snore”), from Old High German dōsōn (“to roar”), from Proto-West Germanic *þus- (“to roar”), related to Middle High German dœsen, tœsen (“to scatter, destroy”); ultimately from the root of Dunst (“haze”). Compare dösig for more.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdøːzən/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Verb

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dösen (weak, third-person singular present döst, past tense döste, past participle gedöst, auxiliary haben)

  1. to doze (to be sleepy; to sleep lightly)
  2. to daydream

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “dösen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
  • “dösen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “dösen” in Duden online
  • “dösen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From German dösen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdøːzen/, [ˈdøːzən]

Verb

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dösen (third-person singular present döst, past participle gedöst, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to doze

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive dösen
participle gedöst
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular dösen —
2nd singular dös dös
3rd singular döst —
1st plural dösen —
2nd plural döst döst
3rd plural dösen —

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Swedish

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Noun

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dösen

  1. definite singular of dös