traktieren

German

Etymology

15th century, from Latin tractare. Compare Dutch trakteren, French traiter, English treat

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trakˈtiːrən/, [tʁakˈtiːʁən], [-ˈtiː.ɐn], [-ˈti(ː)ɐ̯n]
  • Hyphenation: trak‧tie‧ren
  • (file)

Verb

traktieren (weak, third-person singular present traktiert, past tense traktierte, past participle traktiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to mistreat, to plague
    Synonyms: plagen, quälen
  2. (archaic) to treat (to something), to invite, to entertain (with food and drink)
    Synonyms: bewirten, einladen
  3. (archaic to obsolete) Synonym of behandeln and verhandeln in most senses.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.