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killen

killen

German

Verb

killen (third-person singular simple present killt, past tense killte, past participle gekillt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (nautical) to shiver
  2. (slang) to frag, kill

Conjugation

Usage notes

  • A highly Denglish word not present in everyday German. It is only used in the video game scene or by people who make strong use of English words in speech.

Related terms


Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkilən/

Etymology 1

From Old High German kuolen; equivalent to kill (cool) + -en.

Verb

killen (third-person singular present killt, past participle gekillt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to cool
Conjugation
Regular
infinitive killen
participle gekillt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular killen
2nd singular kills kill
3rd singular killt
1st plural killen
2nd plural killt killt
3rd plural killen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Related terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

killen

  1. inflected form of kill

Etymology 3

Borrowing from English kill.

Verb

killen (third-person singular present killt, past participle gekillt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive, slang) to kill
Conjugation
Regular
infinitive killen
participle gekillt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular killen
2nd singular kills kill
3rd singular killt
1st plural killen
2nd plural killt killt
3rd plural killen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Synonyms

Swedish

Noun

killen

  1. definite singular of kille