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etiolieren

German, verb/etioˈliːʁən/

etiolieren is a German verb meaning “to etiolate (to make pale through lack of light, especially a plant)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “wegen zu wenig Licht blass und mit sehr langen Stängeln wachsen”.

What does etiolieren mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to etiolate (to make pale through lack of light, especially a plant)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. wegen zu wenig Licht blass und mit sehr langen Stängeln wachsen

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 etiolieren

  • etioliert present singular third-person
  • etiolierte past
  • haben auxiliary
  • etiolierend participle present
  • etioliere first-person indicative present
  • etiolierst indicative present second-person
  • etiolierest second-person singular subjunctive
  • etiolieret plural second-person subjunctive
  • etiolierten first-person indicative plural
  • etioliertest indicative preterite second-person
  • etioliertet indicative plural preterite
  • etiolier imperative second-person singular
  • habe etioliert first-person indicative multiword-construction
  • haben etioliert first-person indicative multiword-construction
  • etioliere! imperative singular
  • etiolier! imperative singular
  • etioliert! imperative plural
  • etioliert haben active infinitive perfect

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce etiolieren?

  • /etioˈliːʁən/
  • [eti̯oˈliːʁən]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.