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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

  • IPA(key): /ʁɔˈxiːʁən/, /ʁɔˈʃiːʁən/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Verb

rochieren (weak, third-person singular present rochiert, past tense rochierte, past participle rochiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (chess) to castle (perform the move of castling)
  2. (by extension) to reshuffle (replace or redistribute personnel)

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • rochieren” in Duden online
  • rochieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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