plärren

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German blēren, blerren. Comparable and possibly cognate with Dutch blaren, whence English blare. Eventually of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈplɛʁən/, [ˈplɛ.ʁən], [ˈplɛː.ɐn]
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Verb

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plärren (weak, third-person singular present plärrt, past tense plärrte, past participle geplärrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (of babies, sometimes animals) to cry or weep in a shrill and continuous manner
  2. to sing unmelodiously or cacophonously

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • plärren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • plärren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • plärren” in Duden online