kratzen

Meaning

1. (weak) to scratch (rub a surface with a sharp, pointy rough object, especially to remove itching)
2. (weak) to scratch (rub a surface with a sharp, pointy rough object, especially to remove itching)
3. (weak) to scratch, to be scratchy or itchy (to cause itching)
4. (weak) to scratch (mark a surface with a sharp object)
5. (colloquial,weak) to annoy, to bother
6. (slang,weak) to jack, mooch, steal

Concepts

scratch

scrape

claw

squawk

grate

rasp

itch

rake

stir up

dig out

rub

mark

score

scrabble

scratch oneself

lacerate

Hyphenated as

krat‧zen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkʁat͡sn̩/

Etymology

From Middle High German kratzen, from Old High German krazzōn, chrazzōn, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gred- (compare Albanian gërresë (“rasp, scraper”)).