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kleckern

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German

Etymology

Iterative with -ern of earlier klecken (“to spill, splatter”) (see also Klecks).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈklɛkɐn]
  • Hyphenation: kle‧ckern
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Verb

kleckern (weak, third-person singular present kleckert, past tense kleckerte, past participle gekleckert, auxiliary haben or sein) (chiefly Germany, informal)

  1. (intransitive) to dribble, to spill (fall onto a surface in irregular drops) [auxiliary sein]
    Etwas von der Farbe ist auf den Boden gekleckert. ― Some of the paint dribbled onto the floor.
    1. to trickle (move or appear slowly and in small volumes)
  2. (intransitive or transitive) to drip, to spill (cause a liquid or mushy substance to fall in irregular drops) [auxiliary haben] [with mit (+ dative) or accusative ‘a substance’]
    Das Kind kleckert mit dem Ketchup. ― The child is dripping ketchup [onto the table / all over the place].
    Pass auf, sonst kleckerst du den Kaffee auf den Boden. ― Careful, or you'll spill the coffee on the floor.
    Synonyms: klecksen, patzen
  3. (intransitive, chiefly in contrast with klotzen) to fiddle around [auxiliary haben]

Conjugation

Conjugation of kleckern (weak, auxiliary haben)
More information infinitive, present participle ...

1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.

Composed forms of kleckern (weak, auxiliary haben)
More information perfect, singular ...

Derived terms

  • bekleckern
  • Kleckerbetrag
  • Kleckerburg
  • Kleckerdorf
  • kleckerweise

Further reading

  • “kleckern” in Duden online
  • “kleckern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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