sickern

German

Etymology

Iterative of seihen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈzɪkɐn]
  • IPA(key): [ˈsɪkɐn] (Austria)
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Verb

sickern (weak, third-person singular present sickert, past tense sickerte, past participle gesickert, auxiliary sein)

  1. to ooze, to seep
    Überschüssiges Wasser sickert in den Boden.
    Excess water seeps into the ground.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “sickern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “sickern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “sickern” in Duden online
  • “sickern” in OpenThesaurus.de
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