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erbrechen.

to vomit

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçən/[ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçən][ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩]
  1. to vomit

    class-4 · formal · reflexive · strong
    Er erbricht sich.
  2. to vomit (something) (out)

    ambitransitive · class-4 · strong
    In den ersten Monaten der Schwangerschaft musste sie öfter erbrechen.
    Er erbricht Blut.
  3. to break something open

    archaic · class-4 · strong · transitive
    Sie erbrach den Brief.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German erbrëchen, from Old High German irbrëhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀbrekan (“to break apart, shatter”), equivalent to er- + brechen. Cognate with Old English ābrecan, Middle English abreken (“to shatter”).

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