pauken

See also: Pauken

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

pauken

  1. plural of pauk

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaʊ̯.kən/
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  • Hyphenation: pau‧ken

Etymology 1

Derived from Middle High German pūken (to beat, brawl). Compare to German Pauker (teacher) and German Pauke (kettledrum).

Verb

pauken (weak, third-person singular present paukt, past tense paukte, past participle gepaukt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, school slang) to swot, cram (study with effort)
    Synonym: büffeln
  2. (university slang, dated) to practice academic fencing
  3. (dated) to brawl

Etymology 2

From Pauke (kettledrum, timpani) from Middle High German pūke (kettledrum) of unclear further origin. Compare to dated pauken (to brawl), relation to German pochen (to thump, throb) has been suggested.

Verb

pauken (weak, third-person singular present paukt, past tense paukte, past participle gepaukt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to beat a drum
    • 1817, Clemens Brentano, “Baciochis Erzählung vom wilden Jäger”, in Die mehreren Wehmüller und ungarischen Nationalgesichter:
      Das Schauspiel war so grandios angelegt, daß man diesen ganzen kunstlosen Scheunenbrand für seinen Triumph hielt, man klatschte und paukte und trompetete; schnell ließ ich alle meine übrigen Stücke in die Lücken stellen und von neuem losfigurieren.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to drum in; to emphasize [+ auf (object)]

Conjugation

Further reading

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

pauken m

  1. definite singular of pauke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

pauken m

  1. definite singular of pauke
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