poltern
German
    
    Etymology
    
Onomatopoeic, from Middle High German buldern, from Middle Low German bolderen.[1] Compare Polish pultać.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔltɐn/
- Audio - (file) 
- Hyphenation: pol‧tern
Verb
    
poltern (weak, third-person singular present poltert, past tense polterte, past participle gepoltert, auxiliary haben or sein)
- to rumble
- 1910, Frances Külpe, Rote Tage, S. Schottländers Schlesische Verlagsanstalt, page 184:
- Hastige Schritte poltern die Treppe empor.- Hasty footsteps rumble up the staircase.
 
 
- 1911, Hermann Löns, Der zweckmäßige Meyer, Sponholtz, page 64:
- […] die Straßenbahn polterte wie immer; […]- the streetcar rumbled as always
 
 
 - Synonym: rumpeln
 
- 1910, Frances Külpe, Rote Tage, S. Schottländers Schlesische Verlagsanstalt, page 184:
- (figuratively) to rant (To speak or shout at length in an uncontrollable anger.)
Usage notes
    
The auxiliary sein is used if the verb describes a rumbling movement into a direction, otherwise the auxiliary haben is used.
Conjugation
    
| infinitive | poltern | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | polternd | ||||
| past participle | gepoltert | ||||
| auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich poltre ich poltere ich polter | wir poltern | i | ich poltere ich poltre | wir poltern | 
| du polterst | ihr poltert | du polterest du poltrest | ihr polteret ihr poltret | ||
| er poltert | sie poltern | er poltere er poltre | sie poltern | ||
| preterite | ich polterte | wir polterten | ii | ich polterte1 | wir polterten1 | 
| du poltertest | ihr poltertet | du poltertest1 | ihr poltertet1 | ||
| er polterte | sie polterten | er polterte1 | sie polterten1 | ||
| imperative | poltre (du) polter (du) poltere (du) | poltert (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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References
    
- “poltern” in Duden online
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