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durchstechen.

to prick, to puncture, to pierce

12 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈdʊʁçˌʃtɛçn̩/separable/ˌdʊʁçˈʃtɛçn̩/
  1. to prick, to puncture, to pierce

    class-4 · strong · transitive
  2. to leak documents or information

    class-4 · strong · transitive
  3. to pierce through

    class-4 · colloquial · nonstandard · strong · transitive
    durchgestochene Ohren
  4. to cut through; to push past; to pass through

    class-4 · figuratively · intransitive · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German durchstechen, from Old High German duruhstehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *þuruhstekan. Equivalent to durch- + stechen. Cognate with Dutch doorsteken.

verb/ˈdʊʁçˌʃtɛçn̩/separable/ˌdʊʁçˈʃtɛçn̩/
  1. to pierce through

    class-4 · strong · transitive
    durchstochene Ohren
  2. to bore through, to dig through

    class-4 · strong · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German durchstechen, from Old High German duruhstehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *þuruhstekan. Equivalent to durch- + stechen. Cognate with Dutch doorsteken.

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