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Lachen

Lachen

See also: lachen

German

Pronunciation 1

Noun

Lachen n (genitive Lachens, no plural)

  1. gerund of lachen; laughter
Declension

Noun

Lachen

  1. plural of Lache

Pronunciation 2

Noun

Lachen

  1. plural of Lache

lachen

lachen

See also: Lachen

Crimean Gothic

Verb

lachen

  1. to laugh
    • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:
      Lachen. Ridere.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑxə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: la‧chen

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lachen, from Old Dutch *lahhan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.

Verb

lachen

  1. (intransitive) to laugh

Inflection

Inflection of lachen (weak with strong past participle)
infinitive lachen
past singular lachte
past participle gelachen
infinitive lachen
gerund lachen n
verbal noun
present tense past tense
1st person singular lach lachte
2nd person sing. (jij) lacht lachte
2nd person sing. (u) lacht lachte
2nd person sing. (gij) lacht lachte
3rd person singular lacht lachte
plural lachen lachten
subjunctive sing.1 lache lachte
subjunctive plur.1 lachen lachten
imperative sing. lach
imperative plur.1 lacht
participles lachend gelachen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms


German

Etymology

From Middle High German lachen, from Old High German lahhen, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną. Compare Dutch lachen, English laugh, Danish le, Icelandic hlæja, Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hlahjan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlaχn̩]
  • Rhymes: -aχn

Verb

lachen (third-person singular simple present lacht, past tense lachte, past participle gelacht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to laugh

Conjugation

Derived terms


Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German lachen, from Old Saxon hlahhian, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną. Compare Dutch and German lachen, English laugh, West Frisian laitsje, Danish le.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaxːən/

Verb

lachen (past singular lach, past participle lacht, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to laugh

Conjugation

Derived terms