ersticken

Meaning

  1. (transitive, weak) to smother
  2. (intransitive, weak) to suffocate

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

verstigge

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

verwoorge

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

varwòarga

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛʁˈʃtɪkən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German ersticken, from Old High German irsticken. Equivalent to er- + sticken.

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