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autark

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German

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Etymology

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Ca. 1800, from Ancient Greek αὐτάρκης (autárkēs, self-sufficient).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aʊ̯ˈtark/, [ʔaʊ̯ˈtaʁk], [-ˈtaɐ̯k], [-ˈtaːk]
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  • Hyphenation: au‧t‧ark

Adjective

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autark (strong nominative masculine singular autarker, comparative autarker, superlative am autarksten)

  1. self-sufficient, autarkic
    Synonyms: selbstversorgend, (wirtschaftlich) unabhängig

Declension

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Further reading

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  • autark” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • autark” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon