abtrünnig
German
Etymology
From Middle High German abetrünnic, abetrünnec (also abetrünne), from Old High German abtrunnīg, abatrunnīg.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔapˌtʁʏnɪç/
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Adjective
abtrünnig (strong nominative masculine singular abtrünniger, not comparable)
- renegade, breakaway
- das abtrünnige Gebiet ― the breakaway territory
- die abtrünnige Region ― the breakaway region
Declension
Positive forms of abtrünnig (uncomparable)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “abtrünnig”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891