kleckern

== German == === Etymology === Iterative with -ern of earlier klecken (“to spill, splatter”) (see also Klecks). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈklɛkɐn] Hyphenation: kle‧ckern === Verb === kleckern (weak, third-person singular present kleckert, past tense kleckerte, past participle gekleckert, auxiliary haben or sein) (chiefly Germany, informal) (intransitive) to dribble, to spill (fall onto a surface in irregular drops) [auxiliary sein] Etwas von der Farbe ist auf den Boden gekleckert. ― Some of the paint dribbled onto the floor. to trickle (move or appear slowly and in small volumes) (intransitive or transitive) to drip, to spill (cause a liquid or mushy substance to fall in irregular drops) [auxiliary haben] [with mit (+ dative) or accusative ‘a substance’] Das Kind kleckert mit dem Ketchup. ― The child is dripping ketchup [onto the table / all over the place]. Pass auf, sonst kleckerst du den Kaffee auf den Boden. ― Careful, or you'll spill the coffee on the floor. Synonyms: klecksen, patzen (intransitive, chiefly in contrast with klotzen) to fiddle around [auxiliary haben] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “kleckern” in Duden online “kleckern”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)