verstohlen

German

Etymology

Originally the past participle of the obsolete verb verstehlen, from Middle High German verstoln, from Old High German *firstolan (attested as firstolano).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʃtoːlən/
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Adjective

verstohlen (strong nominative masculine singular verstohlener, comparative verstohlener, superlative am verstohlensten)

  1. furtive, surreptitious

Declension

Further reading

  • verstohlen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • verstohlen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon