desertion

See also: Desertion and désertion

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French désertion.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈzɜːʃən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /dɪˈzɝʃən/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ʃən

Noun

desertion (countable and uncountable, plural desertions)

  1. The act of deserting.

Derived terms

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ser- (bind) (0 c, 25 e)

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Danish

Noun

desertion c (singular definite desertionen, plural indefinite desertioner)

  1. desertion

Declension

Declension of desertion
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative desertion desertionen desertioner desertionerne
genitive desertions desertionens desertioners desertionernes

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