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jucken.

to itch (feel itchy)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈjʊkən/[ˈjʊ.kn̩][ˈjʊk̚.ŋ̍][-k(ə)n]
  1. to itch (feel itchy)

    intransitive · weak
    Mein Arm juckt.
  2. to itch (cause an itchy feeling)

    impersonal · sometimes · transitive · weak
    Der Arm juckt mich.
    Es juckt mich am Arm.
  3. to itch (scratch as to relieve an itch)

    weak
    Juck mich mal hier am Arm!
  4. to itch, to cause an urge

    impersonal · informal · transitive · weak
    Es juckt mich, dir von gestern zu erzählen.
  5. to concern, interest

    colloquial · transitive · weak
    Was jucken mich deine Problemchen?!
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German jucken, jücken, from Old High German jucchen, from Proto-West Germanic *jukkjan. The form with -u- reflects (chiefly Upper German) umlaut hindrance before a velar geminate; here likely reinforced by the desire to avoid jü- (which exists only in derivatives of jung and Jude; cf. also the total absence of ji-).

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