Exil

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exilium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈksiːl/
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Noun

Exil n (strong, genitive Exils, plural Exile)

  1. exile (the state of being banished from one's home or country)
    • 2012, Patrick Conley, Der parteiliche Journalist, →ISBN, page 93:
      Es war daher aus Sicht der SED-Ideologen nur konsequent, dass sich Bertolt Brecht nach seiner Rückkehr aus dem amerikanischen Exil nicht in der Bundesrepublik, sondern in der DDR, dem „besseren“ Deutschland, niederließ.
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Declension

Declension of Exil
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Exil die Exile
genitive eines des Exils der Exile
dative einem dem Exil den Exilen
accusative ein das Exil die Exile

Further reading

  • “Exil” in Duden online
  • “Exil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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