zanken

== German == === Etymology === From late Middle High German zanken, of unclear origin, not having been recorded in earlier periods. Perhaps from the root of Zinke (“prong, sharp point”), if the original sense was "to be pointed." === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡saŋkən/, [ˈt͡saŋʔŋ̍] Rhymes: -aŋkn̩ Hyphenation: zan‧ken === Verb === zanken (weak, third-person singular present zankt, past tense zankte, past participle gezankt, auxiliary haben) (reflexive) to bicker, fight Synonyms: streiten, fetzen, in den Haaren liegen Antonym: versöhnen (intransitive, regional) to scold Synonym: schimpfen Antonym: loben ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “zanken”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “zanken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “zanken” in Duden online “zanken” in OpenThesaurus.de