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trutzen

German, verb/ˈtʁʊt͡sn̩/

trutzen is a German verb meaning “alternative form of trotzen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich gegen etwas oder jemanden wehren”.

What does trutzen mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    alternative form of trotzen

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

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. sich gegen etwas oder jemanden wehren

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 trutzen

  • trutzt present singular third-person
  • trutzte past
  • getrutzt participle past
  • haben auxiliary
  • trutzend participle present
  • trutze first-person indicative present
  • trutzest second-person singular subjunctive
  • trutzet plural second-person subjunctive
  • trutzten first-person indicative plural
  • trutztest indicative preterite second-person
  • trutztet indicative plural preterite
  • trutz imperative second-person singular
  • habe getrutzt first-person indicative multiword-construction
  • haben getrutzt first-person indicative multiword-construction
  • trutz! imperative singular
  • trutze! imperative singular
  • trutzt! imperative plural
  • getrutzt haben active infinitive perfect

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

How do you pronounce trutzen?

  • /ˈtʁʊt͡sn̩/
  • [ˈtʁʊt͡sn̩]

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