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abtrünnig

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German abetrünnic, abetrünnec (also abetrünne), from Old High German abtrunnīg, abatrunnīg.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʔapˌtʁʏnɪç/
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Adjective

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abtrünnig (strong nominative masculine singular abtrünniger, not comparable)

  1. renegade, breakaway
    das abtrünnige Gebietthe breakaway territory
    die abtrünnige Regionthe breakaway region

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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

Further reading

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