meckern

German

Etymology

Iterative of mecken, of imitative origin; compare Latin micciō (I bleat), Sanskrit मेक (meka, goat), Ancient Greek μηκάς (mēkás, goat).

Pronunciation

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Verb

meckern (weak, third-person singular present meckert, past tense meckerte, past participle gemeckert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to bleat (sound of a goat)
  2. to moan, grouse, grump, bitch, beef, gripe

Conjugation

See also

Further reading

  • meckern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • meckern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • meckern” in Duden online
  • meckern” in OpenThesaurus.de
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