füttern

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfʏtərn/, [ˈfʏtɐn] === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German vüetern, from Old High German fuotiren, derived from fuotar, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“fodder”). Equivalent to Futter +‎ -n. Compare Dutch voeren (“to feed”), dialectal English to fodder. ==== Alternative forms ==== futtern (obsolete in this sense) ==== Verb ==== füttern (weak, third-person singular present füttert, past tense fütterte, past participle gefüttert, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to feed (to give food to) die Vögel mit Sonnenblumenkernen füttern ― to feed the birds with sunflower seeds den Vögeln Sonnenblumenkerne füttern ― to feed sunflower seeds to the birds ===== Usage notes ===== The word is used chiefly with animals or otherwise when someone raises the food directly to another person’s mouth (e.g. that of a small child). For “to provide food” in general the usual word is ernähren. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle High German vüetern, derived from vueter, from Old High German fuotar, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath, wrapping, lining”). Equivalent to Futter +‎ -n. Compare Dutch voeren (“to line”). Probably remotely related to etymology 1, but not identical. ==== Verb ==== füttern (weak, third-person singular present füttert, past tense fütterte, past participle gefüttert, auxiliary haben) to line (to cover the inner surface of a garment or bag) ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ausfüttern unterfüttern (“to undergird”) === Further reading === “füttern”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “füttern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “füttern” in Duden online “füttern” in OpenThesaurus.de