schimpfen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schimpfen, from Old High German skimpfen, from Proto-West Germanic *skimpijan. Cognate with dialectal English skimp (“to make fun of, scoff at”), Dutch schimpen (“to mock, scold”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪmpfɱ̩/, /ˈʃɪmpfən/
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  • Hyphenation: schimp‧fen

Verb

schimpfen (weak, third-person singular present schimpft, past tense schimpfte, past participle geschimpft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, often with mit) to tell off, to scold, to yell at
    Synonyms: keppeln, zetern
  2. (intransitive, often with über or auf (about)) to complain, to grouse
  3. (transitive, reflexive, slightly derogatory) to be called something
    Er hat keine Ahnung von der Materie - und so jemand schimpft sich Experte! ― He is clueless in that field - and someone like that calls himself an expert!

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Further reading

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