quatschen

== German == === Etymology === Uncertain. An onomatopoeic origin (similar to klatschen or patschen) has been suggested, or a derivation from Middle High German quāt (“bad, evil”), from Old High German quat (“mud, dirt”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkvatʃn̩/, /ˈkvatʃən/ === Verb === quatschen (weak, third-person singular present quatscht, past tense quatschte, past participle gequatscht, auxiliary haben) (colloquial, derogatory) to talk nonsense (colloquial) to chatter, babble ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Quatschen Quatscher Quatscherei Quatsch === References === === Further reading === “quatschen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “quatschen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “quatschen” in Duden online “quatschen” in OpenThesaurus.de