killen
See also: Killen
German
Pronunciation
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Verb
killen (weak, third-person singular present killt, past tense killte, past participle gekillt, auxiliary haben)
- (slang) to frag, kill
- Synonyms: umbringen, umlegen, kaltmachen
Usage notes
- The verb is used chiefly in the context of video games. Otherwise it is rare and, when used, is felt by many speakers as an unusual anglicism. The noun Killer is more frequent, however.
Conjugation
Conjugation of killen (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | killen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | killend | ||||
| past participle | gekillt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich kille | wir killen | i | ich kille | wir killen |
| du killst | ihr killt | du killest | ihr killet | ||
| er killt | sie killen | er kille | sie killen | ||
| preterite | ich killte | wir killten | ii | ich killte1 | wir killten1 |
| du killtest | ihr killtet | du killtest1 | ihr killtet1 | ||
| er killte | sie killten | er killte1 | sie killten1 | ||
| imperative | kill (du) kille (du) |
killt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of killen (weak, auxiliary haben)
Related terms
Verb
killen (weak, third-person singular present killt, past tense killte, past participle gekillt, auxiliary haben)
References
- “killen” in Duden online
Further reading
- “killen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “killen (töten)” in Duden online
- “killen (wehen, flattern)” in Duden online
- Gustav Goedel (1902), “killen”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Seemannssprache (in German), Kiel und Leipzig: Lipsius & Tischer, page 246
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkilən/
Etymology 1
From Old High German kuolen; equivalent to kill (“cool”) + -en.
Verb
killen (third-person singular present killt, past participle gekillt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to cool
Conjugation
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | killen | |
| participle | gekillt | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | killen | — |
| 2nd singular | kills | kill |
| 3rd singular | killt | — |
| 1st plural | killen | — |
| 2nd plural | killt | killt |
| 3rd plural | killen | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||
Related terms
Adjective
killen
- inflection of kill:
- strong/weak nominative/accusative masculine singular
- weak dative masculine/neuter singular
- strong/weak dative plural
Verb
killen (third-person singular present killt, past participle gekillt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive, slang) to kill
Yagara
References
- State Library of Queensland, Indigenous Language Wordlists Yugarabul Body Parts.
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