klagen

From Middle Dutch clagen, from Old Dutch clagon, from Proto-West Germanic *klagōn (“to lament, complain”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈklaːɣə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: kla‧gen
• Rhymes: -aːɣən

klagen

1. (intransitive) to complain
2. (transitive) to sue

Sometimes encountered as a strong verb:

• Afrikaans: klaag
• Negerhollands: klaag, klaagte, klaeg
• → Sranan Tongo: kragi
  • → Aukan: kaagi
  • → Saramaccan: kaági

From Middle High German klagen, from Old High German klagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *klagōn (“to lament, complain”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈklaːɡən/, [ˈklaːɡŋ̩]

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• Hyphenation: kla‧gen
• Rhymes: -aːɡn̩
• Homophone: Klagen

klagen (weak, third-person singular present klagt, past tense klagte, past participle geklagt, auxiliary haben)

1. (intransitive) to complain (to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment)
2. (intransitive) to wail, lament
3. (law, transitive) to sue
4. (law, transitive, Austria) to sue someone

   Synonym: verklagen

• Klagen, Klager, Kläger, Klagung
• klagend, geklagt
• anklagen, beklagen, einklagen, erklagen, verklagen

• “klagen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “klagen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “klagen” in Duden online
• “klagen” in OpenThesaurus.de

• klaga

klagen m or f

1. definite masculine singular of klage

• klaga

klagen f or m

1. definite masculine singular of klage