ersitzen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German ersitzen. Equivalent to er- +‎ sitzen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈzɪtsən/, [ɛɐ̯ˈzɪtsn̩] IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈsitsɛn/, [ɛɐ̯ˈsitsn̩] (Austria) Hyphenation: er‧sit‧zen === Verb === ersitzen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present ersitzt, past tense ersaß, past participle ersessen, past subjunctive ersäße, auxiliary haben) (law) to acquire by usucaption or adverse possession (derogatory) to acquire by sitting around (e.g., in an office) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Ersitzer Ersitzerin Ersitzung ==== Related terms ==== Ersitzen === Further reading === “ersitzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “ersitzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “ersitzen” in Duden online “ersitzen” in OpenThesaurus.de