schliefen

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃliːfn̩/ Hyphenation: schlie‧fen === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German sliefen, from Old High German sliofan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan. ==== Verb ==== schliefen (weak or class 2 strong, third-person singular present schlieft, past tense schliefte or schloff, past participle geschlieft or geschloffen, past subjunctive schliefte or schlöffe, auxiliary sein) (Southern Germany, Austria, otherwise archaic) synonym of schlüpfen (speleology) to squeeze oneself through tight passages in a cave ===== Conjugation ===== As a strong verb: ===== Derived terms ===== schliefbar Schluf Schliefer === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== schliefen inflection of schlafen: first/third-person plural preterite first/third-person plural subjunctive II