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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īnstīnctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: In‧stinkt
Noun
Instinkt m (strong, genitive Instinktes, plural Instinkte)
- instinct
Declension
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “Instinkt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Instinkt” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Instinkt” in Duden online