zutrinken
German, verb[ˈt͡suːˌtʁɪŋkn̩]
zutrinken is spelled Z-U-T-R-I-N-K-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 41 million words in written German, the 381,294th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zutrinken is a German verb meaning “to raise one's glass [with dative ‘to/towards someone’] as a greeting (possibly accompanied by a few friendly words, but also silently)…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sein Glas (auf jemanden) erheben und damit dieser Person Ehrung erweisen oder ihr Gutes wünschen”.
What does zutrinken mean in English?
verb
- 1
to raise one's glass [with dative ‘to/towards someone’] as a greeting (possibly accompanied by a few friendly words, but also silently), typically followed by the other person raising their glass as well and each taking a draught
Als ich ankam, hat er mir zugetrunken, aber dann saß er den ganzen Abend nur mit seinen Kumpels an der Theke.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sein Glas (auf jemanden) erheben und damit dieser Person Ehrung erweisen oder ihr Gutes wünschen
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 zutrinken
- trinkt zu present singular third-person
- trank zu past
- zugetrunken participle past
- tränke zu past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 3 strong
- zutrinkend participle present
- zuzutrinken infinitive infinitive-zu
- trinke zu first-person indicative present
- trinken zu first-person indicative plural
- trinkst zu indicative present second-person
- trinkest zu second-person singular subjunctive
- trinket zu plural second-person subjunctive
- tranken zu first-person indicative plural
- tränken zu first-person formal plural
- trankst zu indicative preterite second-person
- trankt zu indicative plural preterite
- tränkest zu formal rare second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zutrinken?
- [ˈt͡suːˌtʁɪŋkn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zutrinken in German?
zutrinken appears about once in every 41 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).