funzen

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʊntsən/
  • (file)

Etymology 1[edit]

Clipping of funktionieren with additional simplification of the consonant cluster /ŋkts/ into /nts/. Originally in the jargon of IT technicians and computer scientists.

Verb[edit]

funzen (weak, third-person singular present funzt, past tense funzte, past participle gefunzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, chiefly slang) to function, to work
    Also bei mir funzt das einwandfrei.
    Well, it’s working here without problems.
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Etymology 2[edit]

Related with Funzel (weak lamp).

Verb[edit]

funzen (weak, third-person singular present funzt, past tense funzte, past participle gefunzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (obsolete) to light up (an area)
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