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rochieren
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German
Etymology
18th century, from obsolete Roch (“rook”) + -ieren, after French roquer. The alternative pronunciation with /ʃ/ under influence of etymologically unrelated French roche (“rock”).
Pronunciation
Verb
rochieren (weak, third-person singular present rochiert, past tense rochierte, past participle rochiert, auxiliary haben)
- (chess) to castle (perform the move of castling)
- (by extension) to reshuffle (replace or redistribute personnel)
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- Rochade
- Rochieren
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