prassen

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German and Middle Low German brassen, probably related to the root of Swedish brasa (small fire), French braise (live coals), comparing boastful behavior to the sound of roasting food.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʁasən]
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  • Hyphenation: pras‧sen

Verb

prassen (weak, third-person singular present prasst, past tense prasste, past participle geprasst, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to splurge, to live extravagantly

Conjugation

Further reading

  • prassen” in Duden online
  • prassen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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