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German
Etymology
From Middle High German zuovluht, from Old High German . Equivalent to zu- + Flucht (“escape”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡suːˌflʊxt/,
- Rhymes: -ʊχt
- Hyphenation: Zu‧flucht
Noun
Zuflucht f (genitive Zuflucht, no plural)
- refuge, protection, escape
- Synonyms: Asyl n, Obdach n, Refugium n, Unterschlupf m
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References
- “Zuflucht” in Duden online
- “Zuflucht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Zuflucht”, in PONS (in German), Stuttgart: PONS GmbH, 2001–2024