blitzen

== German == === Etymology === From earlier blickzen, from Middle High German bleczen, from Old High German blechazan, bleckezzen, blekkezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *blikkattjan (“to shine, glitter”). === Pronunciation === === Verb === blitzen (weak, third-person singular present blitzt, past tense blitzte, past participle geblitzt, auxiliary haben) (intransitive) to lighten (intransitive) to flash (intransitive) to sparkle (transitive, speed camera or red light camera) to flash ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Blitzen, Blitzer blitzend, geblitzt abblitzen ==== Related terms ==== Blitz === Further reading === “blitzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “blitzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “blitzen” in Duden online “blitzen” in OpenThesaurus.de