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rascheln
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See also: Rascheln
German
Etymology
17th century, from East Central German dialects. Ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare English rustle, Dutch ritselen.
Pronunciation
Verb
rascheln (weak, third-person singular present raschelt, past tense raschelte, past participle geraschelt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to rustle (make a rustling sound)
- Das Papier raschelt.
- The paper is rustling.
- (intransitive) to rustle something (handle it such that it rustles) [with mit]
- Er raschelt mit dem Papier.
- He is rustling the paper.
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- Geraschel
- im Karton rascheln
Related terms
- rischeln
- ruscheln
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