krassen

Meaning

Verb

1. to scratch on a hard, even surface
2. to make a similar sound, like certain voices grate and birds caw, croak, hoot or screech

Noun

plural of kras

Concepts

scratch

scrape

caw

croak

grate

rasp

creak

squawk

thrum

score

grit

scratch oneself

screak

scroop

drypoint

squeak

squeal

hoot

itch

jar

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Synonyms

schrapen

krabben

schrabben

schrappen

knarsen

klauwen

verticuteren

knersen

kraken

krauwen

schuren

Translations

gratter

kratzen

schaben

krächzen

knarren

coçar

croasser

grincer

raspar

radieren

schrapen

grattare

effacer en grattant

racler

gratar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkrɑsə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: crassen

Cognate with Albanian: gërresë

Cognate with German: kratzen

Cognate with Middle Low German: kratten

In summary

From Middle Dutch crassen, probably from Middle High German kratzen, from Old High German krazzōn, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną, presumably of imitative origin, but compare Albanian gërresë.
Cognate with modern German kratzen, Middle Low German kratten. From a variant *kratjaną stem Middle Dutch cretten, Middle Low German kretten, dialectal German krätzen.