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rochieren

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German

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Etymology

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18th century, from obsolete Roch (rook) +‎ -ieren, after French roquer. The alternative pronunciation with /ʃ/ under influence of etymologically unrelated French roche (rock).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁɔˈxiːʁən/, /ʁɔˈʃiːʁən/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Verb

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rochieren (weak, third-person singular present rochiert, past tense rochierte, past participle rochiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (chess) to castle (perform the move of castling)
  2. (by extension) to reshuffle (replace or redistribute personnel)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • rochieren” in Duden online
  • rochieren”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)