Rücktritt

German

Etymology

From rück- (“back-”) +‎ Tritt (“step”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁʏkˌtʁɪt/, [ˈʁʏkʰˌtʁɪtʰ]
  • Hyphenation: Rück‧tritt
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Rücktritt m (strong, genitive Rücktrittes or Rücktritts, plural Rücktritte)

  1. resignation, demission (from an office)
  2. rescission, cancelation (from a contract)
  3. (cycling) ellipsis of Rücktrittbremse (“back pedal brake”)

Declension

Declension of Rücktritt [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Rücktritt die Rücktritte
genitive eines des Rücktrittes, Rücktritts der Rücktritte
dative einem dem Rücktritt, Rücktritte1 den Rücktritten
accusative einen den Rücktritt die Rücktritte

1Now rare, see notes.

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