faulenzen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German vūlezen (originally “to rot”), which is derived from the predecessor of German faul (“rotten; lazy”) with an intensifying suffix -ezzen (see Proto-Germanic *-atjaną). Later on -n- was infixed, either caused by or causing an association with Lenz (“spring-time”, and hence “time of joy”). Compare also the expression ein lauer Lenz (“a period of idleness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfaʊ̯ˌlɛn(t)sən/, [ˈfaʊ̯ˌlɛntsən], [-ˌlɛnsən], [-ˌlɛntsn̩], [-ˌlɛnsn̩]
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Verb
faulenzen (weak, third-person singular present faulenzt, past tense faulenzte, past participle gefaulenzt, auxiliary haben)
- to laze
Conjugation
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Derived terms
- Faulenzer
- Faulenzerei
Related terms
Descendants
- → Polish: wałęsać się
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfæu̯læntsen/, [fæˑʊ̯lænt͡sən]
Verb
faulenzen (third-person singular present faulenzt, past participle gefaulenzt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- to laze about
Conjugation
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