Entzug
German
Etymology
ent- + Zug; nominal form of entziehen (“to revoke, withdraw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔɛntˈtsuːk/ (standard)
Audio (file)
- IPA(key): /ʔɛntˈtsux/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
- IPA(key): /ʔɛntˈtsuːx/ (parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
- Rhymes: -uːk
Noun
Entzug m (genitive Entzugs or Entzuges, plural Entzüge)
- revoking
- withdrawal (an act of withdrawing; metabolic shock when an addictive substance is withheld)
Declension
Declension of Entzug
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Entzug | die | Entzüge |
genitive | eines | des | Entzuges, Entzugs | der | Entzüge |
dative | einem | dem | Entzug, Entzuge1 | den | Entzügen |
accusative | einen | den | Entzug | die | Entzüge |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Further reading
- Entzug in Duden online