entsumpfen
German, verb
entsumpfen is spelled E-N-T-S-U-M-P-F-E-N (10 letters). Entsumpfen is a German verb meaning “to drain (to convert a perennially wet place into a dry one)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Entsumpfen is a different word: “gerund of entsumpfen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Feuchtgebiet, Moor, Morast (Sumpf) von Wasser befreien”.
What does entsumpfen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to drain (to convert a perennially wet place into a dry one)
noun
- 1
neutergerund of entsumpfen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Feuchtgebiet, Moor, Morast (Sumpf) von Wasser befreien
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of entsumpfen
- entsumpft present singular third-person
- entsumpfte past
- haben auxiliary
- entsumpfend participle present
- entsumpfe first-person indicative present
- entsumpfst indicative present second-person
- entsumpfest second-person singular subjunctive
- entsumpfet plural second-person subjunctive
- entsumpften first-person indicative plural
- entsumpftest indicative preterite second-person
- entsumpftet indicative plural preterite
- entsumpf imperative second-person singular
- habe entsumpft first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben entsumpft first-person indicative multiword-construction
- entsumpf! imperative singular
- entsumpfe! imperative singular
- entsumpft! imperative plural
- entsumpft haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).