stammeln

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stamelen, from Old High German stamalōn. Compare English stammer, Dutch stameren, and Old Norse stammr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtaml̩n/
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Verb

stammeln (weak, third-person singular present stammelt, past tense stammelte, past participle gestammelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to stammer
    • 1918, Heinrich Mann, Der Untertan‎, Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag, page 233:
      Vor Schrecken ward es ganz still im Saal, und alles starrte auf den Major in Uniform, der dastand und an seiner Antwort stammelte.
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Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “stammeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “stammeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “stammeln” in Duden online
  • “stammeln” in OpenThesaurus.de
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