lauschen

Meaning

  1. (intransitive, weak) to listen (to wait for a sound)
  2. (intransitive, weak) to eavesdrop
  3. (transitive, weak) to listen

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

loose

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlaʊ̯ʃn̩/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German lūschen, akin to Middle Low German lûschen, ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *hlūd (“loud”), compare English listen.

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