abtrünnig

German

Etymology

From Middle High German abetrünncc, Old High German abatrunnīg.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔapˌtʁʏnɪç/
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Adjective

abtrünnig (strong nominative masculine singular abtrünniger, not comparable)

  1. renegade, breakaway
    das abtrünnige Gebiet ― the breakaway territory
    die abtrünnige Region ― the breakaway region

Declension

References

  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883) “abtrünnig”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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