Desertation

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See also: desertation

German

Etymology

From desertieren +‎ -ation, formed by wrong analogy with other Latinate verbs in -ieren which form a corresponding noun in -ation, such as deklinieren (from Latin declinare) → Deklination (from Latin declinatio), and possibly in part by confusion with the similar-sounding Dissertation. The proper Latinate form is Desertion.

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Noun

Desertation f (genitive Desertation, plural Desertationen)

  1. desertion
    Synonyms: Desertion, Fahnenflucht

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