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riechen
- (class-2, strong, transitive) to smell (something); to sniff (something)
- (class-2, intransitive, strong) to use the sense of smell; to detect a smell
- (class-2, strong, transitive) to smell something
- (class-2, intransitive, strong) to reek; to smell bad
- (class-2, copulative, strong) to smell
- (class-2, slang, strong, transitive) to tolerate (someone); to stand (someone)
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
rieche
Basel-Landschaft
schmegge
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʁiːçn̩/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German riechen, from Old High German riohhan, from Proto-West Germanic *reukan, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną. Compare English reek, Dutch rieken, Danish ryge, Swedish ryka. See also Rauch, Geruch.
beschnüffeln
betasten
beriechen
beschnobern
Wind bekommen
einen Geruch annehmen
schnobern
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