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German
Etymology
From Middle High German drucken, from Old High German drucchen, drukken, from Proto-West Germanic *þrukkijan (“to press”). Doublet of drücken (“to press, push”) with Upper German lack of umlaut before a velar geminate; the first German printers were in the south. Established as technical term for printing in the 17th century (see also bedrucken).
Pronunciation
Verb
drucken (weak, third-person singular present druckt, past tense druckte, past participle gedruckt, auxiliary haben)
- to print (a book, newspaper etc.)
Conjugation
| infinitive | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | druckend | ||||
| past participle | gedruckt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich drucke | wir drucken | i | ich drucke | wir drucken |
| du druckst | ihr druckt | du druckest | ihr drucket | ||
| er druckt | sie drucken | er drucke | sie drucken | ||
| preterite | ich druckte | wir druckten | ii | ich druckte1 | wir druckten1 |
| du drucktest | ihr drucktet | du drucktest1 | ihr drucktet1 | ||
| er druckte | sie druckten | er druckte1 | sie druckten1 | ||
| imperative | druck (du) drucke (du) |
druckt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- abdrucken
- andrucken
- aufdrucken
- ausdrucken
- bedrucken
- Druck
- Drucker
- nachdrucken
- verdrucken
- vordrucken
Related terms
- Druckmaschine
- Druckwalze
Further reading
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *thrukken, from Proto-West Germanic *þrukkijan.
Pronunciation
Verb
- to press
Inflection
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ||
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | ||
| In genitive | druckens | |
| In dative | druckene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | drucke | — |
| 2nd singular | drucs, druckes | — |
| 3rd singular | druct, drucket | — |
| 1st plural | — | |
| 2nd plural | druct, drucket | — |
| 3rd plural | — | |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | drucke | — |
| 2nd singular | drucs, druckes | — |
| 3rd singular | drucke | — |
| 1st plural | — | |
| 2nd plural | druct, drucket | — |
| 3rd plural | — | |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | druc, drucke | |
| Plural | druct, drucket | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | druckende | — |
Descendants
Further reading
- “drucken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “drucken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Swedish
Adjective
drucken (not comparable)
- drunk; under the influence of alcohol
Declension
1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
Related terms
Participle
- past participle of dricka
References
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