ätzen

C1

to etch / corrode / cauterize

English meaning
to etch / corrode / cauterize
Vocabulary package
Trades & Manual Work

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ätzen in a sentence

Der Künstler ätzet das Bild in Metall.

The artist etches the image into metal.

Conjugation of ätzen

ichätze
duätzt
er/sie/esätzt
wirätzen
ihrätzt
sie/Sieätzen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
ätzte
Perfect
hat geätzt

Word family

Words built on ätzen:

Where ätzen comes from

Erbwort von mittelhochdeutsch etzen, althochdeutsch ezzen „füttern, weiden, ursprüglich essen machen; Beispiel: ‚Die Säure frisst sich gleichsam in das Metall hinein.‘“

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Questions about ätzen

How do you conjugate ätzen?

Present tense: ätze, ätzt, ätzt, ätzen, ätzt, ätzen. Simple past: ätzte. Perfect: hat geätzt.

What does ätzen mean in English?

ätzen means "to etch / corrode / cauterize". For example: "Der Künstler ätzet das Bild in Metall." — "The artist etches the image into metal."

What level is ätzen in German?

ätzen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the trades & manual work vocabulary.

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