niederhauen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German niderhouwen, from Old High German nidarhouwan. Equivalent to nieder- +‎ hauen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈniːdɐˌhaʊ̯n/ Hyphenation: nie‧der‧hau‧en === Verb === niederhauen (weak, third-person singular present haut nieder, past tense haute nieder, past participle niedergehaut, auxiliary haben) (transitive, archaic) to defeat (an enemy) Synonym: niederschlagen (transitive, archaic) to cut down, to chop down, to tear down (transitive, chiefly Austria, colloquial) to strike (someone) down, to beat (someone) down; to force someone downwards Synonyms: niederschlagen, zusammenhauen, zusammenschlagen ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== Niederhauen === Further reading === “niederhauen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “niederhauen” in Duden online “niederhauen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “niederhauen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.