petze

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German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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petze

  1. inflection of petzen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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Variant of pfetzen, from Middle High German pfetzen, of uncertain ultimate origin, but compare the origin of English pinch.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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petze

  1. to pinch
    Die Omeise petze mich!
    The ants are pinching me!
    Sie hod eere Bruderche gepetzd.
    She pinched her little brother.

Derived terms

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References

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    1889–91, “pinch”, in William Dwight Whitney, editor, The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC:

Further reading

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Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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Variant of pfetzen, from Middle High German pfetzen, of uncertain ultimate origin, but compare the origin of English pinch.[1]

Verb

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petze

  1. to pinch

References

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  1. ^
    1889–91, “pinch”, in William Dwight Whitney, editor, The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC:
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