niederschlagen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German niderslahen, from Old High German nidarslahan. Equivalent to nieder- +‎ schlagen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈniːdəʁˌʃlaːɡən/, [ˈniːdɐˌʃlaːɡŋ] Hyphenation: nie‧der‧schla‧gen === Verb === niederschlagen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present schlägt nieder, past tense schlug nieder, past participle niedergeschlagen, past subjunctive schlüge nieder, auxiliary haben) to defeat (an enemy) to quell (a rebellion) to strike (someone) down, to beat (someone) down; to force someone downwards einen Mann niederschlagen ― to beat a man to the ground to cast down (one's eyes), to look down ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== (to quell a rebellion): Niederschlagung Niederschlagen, Niederschlag niederschlagend, niedergeschlagen ==== Related terms ==== niedersinken, niederfallen zusammenschlagen, zerschlagen === Further reading === “niederschlagen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “niederschlagen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “niederschlagen” in Duden online “niederschlagen” in OpenThesaurus.de