ächzen
Meaning
- (weak) to groan
- (weak) to creak
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛçt͡sən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German echzen, achzen, echezen, achezen (“to say, groan, lament”), from Old High German *ahhizen, *ahhizzen (“to say ‘ah’”), attested in the verbal noun ahhizōt, derived from the interjection ah (“oh; ah; my; alas”), whence modern ach (idem).
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