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Fremdwort

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German

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Etymology

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From fremd +‎ Wort.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfʁɛmtvɔʁt], [ˈfʁɛmtvɔɐ̯t]
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Noun

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Fremdwort n (strong, genitive Fremdwortes or Fremdworts, plural Fremdwörter)

  1. (linguistics) foreignism (a loanword that stands out as foreign)
    Antonym: Erbwort
    Hypernym: Lehnwort
  2. (figuratively) alien concept
    „Benehmen“ ist für ihn ein Fremdwort, er ist stets unhöflich.
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