Rücktritt

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German

 Rücktritt on German Wikipedia

Etymology

From rück- (“back-”) +‎ Tritt (“step”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁʏkˌtʁɪt/,
  • Hyphenation: Rück‧tritt
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Noun

Rücktritt m (strong, genitive Rücktrittes or Rücktritts, plural Rücktritte)

  1. resignation, demission (from an office)
  2. rescission, cancelation (from a contract)
  3. (cycling) Short for Rücktrittbremse (“back pedal brake”).

Declension

Declension of Rücktritt
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Rücktritt die Rücktritte
genitive eines des Rücktrittes, Rücktritts der Rücktritte
dative einem dem Rücktritt, Rücktritte1 den Rücktritten
accusative einen den Rücktritt die Rücktritte

1Now rare, see notes.

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