lästern

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German lestern, lastern, from Old High German lastarōn, derived from laster (“abuse, revilement”). Analysable as Laster +‎ -n. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɛstɐn/ === Verb === lästern (weak, third-person singular present lästert, past tense lästerte, past participle gelästert, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to blaspheme against (intransitive) to gossip, usually in a disdainful way; to bitch about; to speak ill of someone behind their back [with über (+ accusative)] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (gossip disdainfully): tratschen (gossip); herziehen (speak ill) ==== Hyponyms ==== ablästern ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “lästern”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “lästern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “lästern” in Duden online