zücken

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

German

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Middle High German zucken, from Old High German zucken, zuhhen, from Proto-West Germanic *tukkijan.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sʏkn̩/
  • Hyphenation: zü‧cken
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

[edit]

zücken (weak, third-person singular present zückt, past tense zückte, past participle gezückt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to pull something out and ready it for use, to draw (a weapon)
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Ezekiel 28:7 (with KJV translation)
      darum, siehe, ich will Fremde über dich schicken, nämlich die Tyrannen der Heiden; die sollen ihr Schwert zücken über deine schöne Weisheit und deine große Ehre zu Schanden machen.
      Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.

Conjugation

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
  • zücken” in Duden online
  • zücken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache