funzen
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfʊntsən/
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Etymology 1
Clipping of funktionieren with additional simplification of the consonant cluster /ŋkts/ into /nts/. Originally in the jargon of IT technicians and computer scientists.
Verb
funzen (weak, third-person singular present funzt, past tense funzte, past participle gefunzt, auxiliary haben)
- (colloquial, chiefly slang) to function, to work
- Also bei mir funzt das einwandfrei.
- Well, it’s working here without problems.
Conjugation
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Etymology 2
Related with Funzel (“weak lamp”).
Verb
funzen (weak, third-person singular present funzt, past tense funzte, past participle gefunzt, auxiliary haben)
- (obsolete) to light up (an area)
Conjugation
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Further reading
- “funzen” in Duden online
- “funzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “funzen”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
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